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February 20, 2009

Wufoo – The Easy Form Creator

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It is not always easy to collect information on the internet – or at least it wasn’t until Wufoo came along. Wufoo takes the hassle out of creating online forms, aiming to make form creation easy, fast and fun. Instead of having to spend days creating forms and the databases behind them, internet users can now build a form in minutes using one of more than 80 templates as a starting point.

Forms can be branded to match your company’s identity, and can include required fields and password protection. You can even choose where recipients can come from by using the IP address filter. Once you have collected data you can export this to Excel and CSV. Forms may also be embedded on your website and you can integrate payments from Paypal, Google Checkout and others.

There is almost no limit to how you can use the forms created with Wufoo. Whether you want to create a mailing list, make a party invitation or track the bugs on your latest software project, it is easy to customize and manage a Wufoo form. Although there is a free level, you will need to upgrade to one of the paid plans to handle any more than 100 respondents.

Practical Uses:

  • Find out if your customers are really happy with your services
  • Create an online registration form for conference participants
  • Make an application form for potential employees
  • Poll internet users on an issue of interest

Insider Tips:

  • Create individual logins for each user from your company with the user management tools
  • Pre-fill some form information with default values to make forms even easier to use
  • Use the Wufoo Unplugged desktop application for Windows to get offline access to your form data
  • Set limits on the form responses with minimum and maximum character and word allowances
  • Customize an existing form to reduce form creation time

What we liked:

  • Wufoo keeps your data secure with regular backups
  • You can access your online forms from anywhere
  • Wufoo includes the ability to analyze the data you collect
  • There are price plans for every type of user, with no long term contracts

What we didn’t like:

  • We liked everything, especially the ease of use

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Company Info:

  • Launched: July 2006
  • Privately Held
  • Headquarters: Tampa, FL
  • Founded by: Kevin Hale, Chris Campbell, Ryan Campbell
  • Web site: http://www.wufoo.com

Costs:

  • Free (1 user, 3 forms, 100 entries per month)
  • Various price plans from $9.95 to $199.95 a month

Rating:

  • 5 out of 5 (great)

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