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I'm currently looking at revising a clients signup process. We need to grab lots of information to populate their profiles with higher-quality content.

Some ideas so far:

Facebook Connect - grabbing information from Facebook profiles (a few clicks for users)

Use multi-step/paginated signup form (with progress bar), perhaps using jQuery to show the next question once one is finished

More shorter, specific questions > fewer longer questions

I've been looking around for examples of pages which need to capture lots of information, and like what Quirky do, but has anyone got any other awesome examples or ideas for helping capture more information?

Can't not say I'm a fan of the Distilled blog! http://www.distilled.net/blog/

And there's lots of great (especially for link building) posts on SEER Interactive: http://www.seerinteractive.com/blog/

Finally, there's just been too many good posts recently from Ross Hudgens to ignore him anymore: http://www.rosshudgens.com/

Have you come across Dave Navarro? Awesome library of free downloadable PDF workbooks: http://www.thelaunchcoach.com/thelibrary (behind an opt-in list)

Similar stuff here: http://www.perrymarshall.com/guerrilla-marketing/ (the same content is packaged into a booklet or audio CD to capture people's addresses and mail a sales letter. Multi-purposing content for list building and link building.

You've also got to be able to emulate The Oatmeal  http://theoatmeal.com/story/reddit_how

Seth Godin's 'Linchpin' video was release free yesterday (TL;DR - cut straight to the pw + link at the bottom) http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/04/the-paperback-choice-and-the-video-dilemma.html

The trouble is, most of this content is behind opt-in lists or otherwise exclusive to a "tribe". I've a library of my favourite digital downloads I could dropbox you?

Wiep's insanely actionable post that really hits a raw nerve for us SEOs - what to do with failed linkbaits (that's our egos on the line there for one): http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/linkbait-failed-now-what/

Needless to say, Mike's Excel for SEOs guide  http://www.distilled.co.uk/excel-for-seo/

The 'Poke the Box' Workbook from The Domino Project & Seth Godin (debate the value of a PDF versus online, but its still vv good): http://www.thedominoproject.com/2011/03/poke-the-box-the-workbook.html

Conversion Rate Factory's traditional dissection of key marketing principles. I love how they publish less often, but just killers stuff each and everytime - I know to always click on them. (Their case studies are especially awesome). Here's just one gem: http://www.conversion-rate-experts.com/100-year-old-persuasion-strategy/

Ah, the most epic YOUmoz post of all time perhaps - the only problem with this in "blog post" format is its slightly more difficult to use: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-noob-guide-to-online-marketing-with-giant-infographic-11928

That's some of my most recent finds on StumbleUpon - sure there's plenty more!

Ciao,

Ed

Wiep's insanely actionable post that really hits a raw nerve for us SEOs - what to do with failed linkbaits (that's our egos on the line there for one): http://wiep.net/talk/link-building/linkbait-failed-now-what/

Needless to say, Mike's Excel for SEOs guide  http://www.distilled.co.uk/excel-for-seo/

The 'Poke the Box' Workbook from The Domino Project & Seth Godin (debate the value of a PDF versus online, but its still vv good): http://www.thedominoproject.com/2011/03/poke-the-box-the-workbook.html

Conversion Rate Factory's traditional dissection of key marketing principles. I love how they publish less often, but just killers stuff each and everytime - I know to always click on them. (Their case studies are especially awesome). Here's just one gem: http://www.conversion-rate-experts.com/100-year-old-persuasion-strategy/

Ah, the most epic YOUmoz post of all time perhaps - the only problem with this in "blog post" format is its slightly more difficult to use: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-noob-guide-to-online-marketing-with-giant-infographic-11928

That's some of my most recent finds on StumbleUpon - sure there's plenty more!

Ciao,

Ed

Can't not say I'm a fan of the Distilled blog! http://www.distilled.net/blog/

And there's lots of great (especially for link building) posts on SEER Interactive: http://www.seerinteractive.com/blog/

Finally, there's just been too many good posts recently from Ross Hudgens to ignore him anymore: http://www.rosshudgens.com/

Have you come across Dave Navarro? Awesome library of free downloadable PDF workbooks: http://www.thelaunchcoach.com/thelibrary (behind an opt-in list)

Similar stuff here: http://www.perrymarshall.com/guerrilla-marketing/ (the same content is packaged into a booklet or audio CD to capture people's addresses and mail a sales letter. Multi-purposing content for list building and link building.

You've also got to be able to emulate The Oatmeal  http://theoatmeal.com/story/reddit_how

Seth Godin's 'Linchpin' video was release free yesterday (TL;DR - cut straight to the pw + link at the bottom) http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/04/the-paperback-choice-and-the-video-dilemma.html

The trouble is, most of this content is behind opt-in lists or otherwise exclusive to a "tribe". I've a library of my favourite digital downloads I could dropbox you?