How to create online forms for users humans

Remember the last time you had to fill out a form. You may have felt discouraged by the long list of questions stretching in front of you. The problem with seeing all these inquisitions at once is that it feels too robotic, too far from a real interaction between two individuals. Yet, your respondent is a human being who you have to convince to trust you. The solution is quite simple; ask one question at a time, just like in a real-life conversation. Typeforms are designed to achieve this sense of genuine communication.

When it comes to designing your form, there’s really no need to be dull. Use the Typeform builder to select your favorite colors and fonts, and throw in a fun GIF, image or video. When it comes to first impressions, looks can be crucial, so make sure you are perfectly dressed for the occasion.

Want to let your respondent know you’ve ‘remembered’ their name throughout your conversation? The Piping feature allows you to repeat any previous answers to your questions, so your form feels more human to the person filling it out. Who said data collection couldn’t be conversational?

At some point in your form, you may want to change the flow of your questions according to your respondents’ answers. Typeform’s Logic Jump feature takes care of that. Adapting the form to every individual is another way of making them feel engaged in the conversation.

If you need people to send you files, just use the File upload field. With this simple add-on, your audience can easily attach visual or audio files of up to 10 megabytes. This kind of data can be extremely valuable, so it’s great to have the option to retrieve it.

Say you’ve captured a lead, or that someone has confirmed their attendance to your event. Wouldn’t it be rude to leave them hanging? Set up notifications to fire off an email to your respondents once they’ve completed your form. This is a great way to keep in touch with new contacts.

Thanking your respondents for having completed your form is basic social etiquette. Now, what if you were given the option of creating a visually appealing thank-you note that would stick in your audience’s mind? Typeform’s Thank You Screen feature is an opportunity to leave that all-important lasting impression.

If your form serves an ongoing purpose to your business, you might want to embed it on your website. Just copy-paste the embed code to WordPress or into your own HTML code. An engaging form on your website that maintains your brand’s personality is a great way to gather the information you need.

Your audience is as busy as you are, so there’s a good chance that your form will live on smartphones and tablets before seeing the light on a desktop device. Fortunately, typeforms are fully responsive, so your audience can easily fill out your forms at any moment of the day.

Did your respondent leave their email in your typeform? Don’t put it to waste. With a simple integration, you can send new contact information to your MailChimp account.

Are you an avid user of Trello? If so, you’ll love this integration, which can send every new Typeform entry to your Trello board. Stay on top of things by keeping your favorite organization apps close!

Say you’ve gathered a new lead. You probably won’t want to just leave it lying around. Instead, store it in your Salesforce account—automatically. And voilà! You have everything kept in one place.

If you’re a marketer and an active user of Hubspot, you might want to consider integrating your account with Typeform. That way, you’ll be able to easily store new contacts.

So, your contact form is a typeform? Great. But tickets are flooding in. Yikes. Connect your typeform to your Zendesk account to help you organize submissions, and in turn, communicate better with your clients.

Would you like your Typeform data to be sent to a compatible web app or URL? You can do so by enabling webhooks. Webhooks immediately send Typeform responses to your chosen destination.