Popup Domination WordPress Plugin is an Exciting List Building Experiment

July 26, 2010 - Last Modified: April 1, 2014 by Hesham Zebida 13,149

Since the first time I saw it on a blog of one of my friend, I immediately fall in love with it, and told my self “THIS WILL WORK”! I had an exiting experience with the new Popup Domination plugin that speed up the process of list building like magic, I have got my first 9 subscribers in a few hours and still counting!

I didn’t even think about it more than one minute, I got the Popup Domination plugin and it’s up and running, probably you have seen it today when you visited our blog, and I even customize it to fit our Thesis Skin which gives it a very unique look and feel than any other popup you have seen before on any other blog, I have taken advantage of one of it’s four themes to create our own!

I just know that price will increase soon, so.. don’t miss this chance, only 50 customers will get it at the low price of $47 , I have sold it to 5 clients today, and I am not the only one who actually promote it, there are so many others, and chance will not wait for ever!

Click here to see how I made money from Popup Domination?

It’s very exiting, and if you know me well, then you know that I always to discover new techniques and implement them LIVE on this blog and see the REAL reaction of our blog visitors, that’s what gives me the ability to tell an exciting and true story each time I blog!

So, I am going today to share with you not only one list building plugin, but I have more interesting experiment to share about:

Two awesome WordPress plugins help you to build your email list
Two ways of building your email list and FAST!

Then you decide which one to go for, and how you will use it the best way that match your own needs!

But first, I want to let you know that I am using Aweber, a cool mailing list service that everybody knows about it! Check it out! And give it a try for only one dollar for the first month! I am sure you will not let it go!

Call it Shady ways! Who Cares?

I usually don’t hide anything, simply because I don’t have anything to hide! An I almost share everything I am learning and it’s part of my own experience, and probably this is why my blog readers never stop coming back unless someone is taking it personal lol!

I am using a very nice and simple plugin called Aweber WordPress Plugin, it connect two sensitive parts of your blog to your email list directly, these parts are your:

Registration form
Comment form

So, basically the Aweber WordPress Plugin allows you to automatically send an invitation and subscribe new members when they register to your blog, or add a new comment, this is very useful for blogs that open for guest blogging, as you might want to subscribe all your guest bloggers as you need a fast way to let them know about your blog news and updates, so there is no problem with that at all, just go a head and require them to subscribe with no worries, everybody is happy!

But, talking about enabling the plugin in your comment section is a little dangerous thing, because you can tick the check-box in the plugin features to subscribe everyone comment on your blog (this is what I did) and most of your blog commenters will actually not read, not even notice what the heck you put under your comment form, and because people are “too lazy to read” then problems happen, and some will complain about that, specially if you are trying to sell something for them, this will annoy the majority of your subscribers! They will just forget your goods and remember the bads, well.. this is how people are!

So, let me share with you what I got by using this list building technique, you can see the results from my Aweber account, I have got 441 subscribers in only 2 months, and with no work at all more than enabling the Aweber WordPress Plugin:

Someone might call it a “shady technique”, I must say that this technique works just fine if you use it on the right time, but probably in the long term it’s not the best way, as you can get into a mail list problems that you really don’t need!

Plz, put in mind that I am experimenting these techniques live, jut like anything thing else I am experimenting to find out the right way to do things by my own, and my main reason is to develop new ideas for my blog to write about, and share with you what’s really working by approve it to you!

I was expecting more feedback and maybe some bloody reaction, but I was shocked because this technique seems to be working! I actually got one single feedback and 2 complains out of 401 subscribers! But because I really care and it’s my main target to create a safe place, I won’t bother my readers, and this is why I didn’t use this list in a serious way! I am going only to send one single email to let them know that I am closing this list for ever!

Don’t Try this Technique at Home!

Put in your mind that my case could be different than yours, I know my blog authority and I am sure I am not hurting my blog or reputation! but I am not sure about you!

So.. from my own experience, no one will recommend it and I also don’t recommend it! And this is why I un-ticked the check-box and give people more freedom to choose whither they want to subscribe or not! (I have done this based on feedback from the community)

Build your Email List the Right Way

I am sure that everyone of you want to build his own list and FAST! Some of you give free stuff to do it and some others find some other ways, and this is pretty cool!

But what I see and it’s not working is to place your “Mail list sign-up” ugly form on your sidebar and/or below the content area, and wait for months till your list meets a few convinced subscribers! I must say it’s not the very best way, and it will take so long till you reach your very first 100 subscribers! I have done this for a whole month and got only 2 subscribers! Probably because I wasn’t giving away anything, or maybe because my form was not attracting anyone to sign-up (it was not working!).

How Popup Domination Changed Everything?!

I worked yesterday night till 5 AM in the morning of today, I didn’t want to sleep before setting up Popup Domination WordPress Plugin, and make everything fine, and I created a brand new email list to connect it to the plugin, then I activated the plugin and sent to sleep! I don’t sleep that much, so I wakeup around 11 AM, I check my Aweber account to see who jumped in the list, I got 9 subscribers, yes this is just amazing!

It Works with All Major Email List Services

They already put 4 different themes, but the good guys of Popup Domination plugin are committing to releasing monthly template packs, for FREE! and I don’t have any doubt about that, but for me I prefer to create my own look and feel, it was based on one of the already available themes and took me just 5 minutes to customize it! This means the Popup Domination plugin will witness a big improvements all the time, and it has a brilliant future indeed!

Try PopUp Domination Today Risk Free!

Get your money back if you don’t like, but I am sure you won’t need that option, you will just love it! you will not waste your $47 , and you will start taking advantage of Popup Domination plugin compound effect to increase your websites opt-ins, mailing lists and sales!

I will share with you some stats latter when there is a chance!

About Hesham Zebida

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I create websites with WordPress, and I develop Schema Plugins to help SEOs. I am a social network lover. I am also the night creature who works hard to keep this project up. Owner and founder of the Famous Blog.

{ 191 Responses }

Gautam Doddamani says:

a great plugin indeed. i will definitely check it out...thanks for the review hesham :D
Sohbet Odalari says:

This is a nice blog… my business partner and I were looking throughthe blogosphere for valuable sources on the topic. Most of it is worthless, so it is nice to find something of value here!..
Mark says:

Hesham, Just curious...any more discounts for Popup Domination coming around anytime soon? I have always like the way it looks but still haven't broken down and purchased it yet. Mark
- Hesham says:
  
  If there is any I will let you know for sure!
lolo says:

Hello! I was wondering if any one cared to send me a sample form made with aweber that I can use with popup domination? I'm having a hell of a time trying to create one there. I want to send a confirmation email to the subscriber and then the thank you email with the download link for their free gift. Can any one help me please? I'm new at this!!!!! Sylvia
- Hesham says:
  
  Sylvia, you don't need anyone to send you anything! popup domination has many templates and color schemes for the form, just play around and you will find your way! P.S. You can get help by contacting Popup Domination support!
rakesh kumar says:

This is a great plugins, I wonder why some famous blogger does not use this. What is the hack behind this. Is there any body who can explain me properly
- Hesham says:
  
  Mmmm Rakesh, why you expect that every blogger should use it? I think they have already gone so far with their list building and they don't need it! Anyways, I know many famous bloggers who are using popup domination plugin and recommend it!
Ed says:

I like your review. I will take a look at pop-up domination plugin
Khalid Hosein says:

Hi Hesham (or anyone else) - I was convinced and installed PopUp Domination and instead of getting the uptick in subscribers, it dropped right off. I was using the standard Aweber lightbox and that was doing really well. I have it configured to trigger after 7 seconds. Weird right? Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!
- Hesham says:
  
  Hi Khalid, sorry for the late reply! I can not believe this happening with you! Very strange, the popup dom is working just great for me, so I assume you was not having enough traffic or something that time when you put it up?! I hope things are getting better!
Peter Lawlor says:

PopUp Domination plugin is the best looking popup opt in box on the market. It's weird, but when it does popup I don't get nearly as annoyed as other types of pop ups. I'm still on the fence whether to us a popup at all. I appreciate subscriber rate increases, but I'm nervous about angering readers. I'll be considering this move carefully, but if/when I add a popup it will be with PopUp Domination.
Bican Valeriu says:

I forgot to mention that with PopUpDomination you can create your own desings and this can also display exit popups. (from what I know)
- Hesham says:
  
  Bican, that's true buddy! I actually created my own template for Popup domination!
Codrut says:

Now, I wonder how in the world did these guys get the word out about their plugin, as it seems 8 out of 10 bloggers have already installed it on their blogs. I guess its either an incredible plugin, or they did a great job promoting it? What do you guys say?
- Hesham says:
  
  Codrut , you've got a point, but let me tell you that both things are true! Popup Domination is a great plugin, and they have done a fantastic launch and follow up which extended it's life cycle!
Kristof says:

I'm curious why, if you're already using aWeber, why you don't use aWebers form builder for your subscription popup? They have more options including split testing.
- Hesham says:
  
  Hi Kristof, I am actually using aweber's form on three different places like sidebar after single post and on home page at the end of content! The popup domination to me is a plus, and I've set it's option to show only once for new visitors! Combining results has been great so far with an average of 40 daily subscribers!
  - Kristof says:
    
    I'm not trying to push aweber -- there are lots of good list managements systems available -- but aweber forms can be graphically customized, made as popups/lightboxes and set to display X times per user as well. So what exactly does PD offer that AW doesn't?
    - Hesham says:
      
      True! Let's look at it from a different angle... Popup Domination is a popup form, but aweber is an email responder service! So, the idea of using popup domination here is the easy integration with several email responders (not only aweber) which makes it really useful for those who are using a service that doesn't provide good looking opt-in forms or doesn't actually allow high customization for forms! I hope this explains how PD can available tool to some people!
      - Kristof says:
        
        Okay, I can see how it would benefit people who aren't using a service that provides a lot of features and customization options. But since you are using aweber, what feature/s does PD give you that aweber doesn't? I use aweber for popup forms, etc. so I'm trying to understand why I should also invest in PD. Thanks.
        
        Hesham says:
        
        For me, personally I prefer dealing with HTML and CSS which PD allow me to because it has a theming platform that you can play with! It's more harder to control the form elements using aweber drag and drop tools to look exactly the way you want it to be! This is why I use an empty form then use CSS to design it in my blog theme files! Note: Maybe this is only me! It really depends on how comfort you are with coding and styling!
  - Codrut says:
    
    It's a plus definitely. I'm not using on my blog because I prefer to welcome people and let them take action, not slam an offer in their face. It depends: you want subscribers or loyal readers and fans. A loyal fan is nurtured within your blog posts faster/better than within autoresponder emails; just imagine how often we send emails (once every 48 or 72 hours, some are doing it weekly) With a blog we can let readers visit/click 5 pages in 2 minutes and then decide if they want to join the list... What do you guys think?
josh says:

Hi, Is popup domination intelligent, aka, once a person subscribes, they wont get the popup box on subsequent visits to the site?
- Hesham says:
  
  Hi Josh, You can control when the popup will show, everyone week, month or a certain number of days! It depends on the visitor browser's cookies! So.. well yes.. I can say it's inelegant :)
  - Codrut says:
    
    Did you also test/try MaxBlogPress Subscribers Magnet plugin?
    - Bican Valeriu says:
      
      This plugin is the best for displaying popups but MaxBlogPress Subscribers Magnet is not so good. I only like the sidebar widget and is extremely customizable, you can set your own background image, fields, dimensions, colors. The great feature is the autofill function.
KevinLindgren says:

Great article, very concise, no fluff! I am new to blogging, and every little bit of info and tips/reviews is very helpful. Thanks, Kevin Lindgren
Fazal Mayar says:

I love Popup Domination! I use it on my blog and it works! The graphics are so great that it attracts people. Micheal Dunlop has done his job.
Kevin says:

I love this plugin! what a good investment :)
- Hesham says:
  
  Great Kevin! :)
Sreejesh says:

Great review, It would be helpful if you could've shown the Plugin control panel and customizing tricks for popup domination plugin.
- Hesham says:
  
  I am actually planning to do this when I have time! it's a good idea!
Jasmine says:

This is definitely a great plugin. Will take a closer look and perhaps fork out $47! :)
- Hesham says:
  
  There is a popup domination discount running for a week!
Philip says:

Hi, the price is $77 now Phil
- Hesham says:
  
  Yes popup domination's price increased already!
Sourish says:

i have created a fine page in my blog where i collect email addresses and it has worked wonders for me , its a page where i ask readers to join and benefits of joining ... theu can then decide to join or leave ...
- Hesham says:
  
  Good work! enjoy
Karan Labra says:

Hey Hesham, Is it safe to use it if we have Adsense on our blog. I mean you do use it on your blog so it has to be safe, but aren't pop-ups against its Terms ?
- Hesham says:
  
  You mean if it's against Google'e terms? I don't think so! also it's not a popup ad, it's just a popup form
  - Karan Labra says:
    
    Oh! thanks Hesham for clarifying the doubt.
  - Sourish says:
    
    but still both are pop up's . its takes user attention while he is already into reading something Sourish
Rosetta Grieco says:

Hi Can you use this on more than 1 site, or is there a limit? Thanks
- Hesham says:
  
  Any number of sites you personally own!
Isabel Rodrigues - Pro Blogger Journey says:

I liked the first look of this great plugin. Its indeed awesome
- Hesham says:
  
  Thank you Isabel for the feedback!
Rob says:

I'm going to give Pop Dom a go. Thanks for your info on the product. Rob
- Hesham says:
  
  Good choice Rob!
Dennis "DennisKnows" Marshall says:

I wish I could test it out before I buy. I'm definitely getting this though. I'm a real estate investor and I think this would make my site receive many more subscribers.
- Hesham says:
  
  Dennis, I agree.. The best way is to try it by yourself and live on your site, although everyone I know who are using it is completely satisfied with results. Price will increase in a few days because they are coming up with a whole new launch, so I recommend you go for it now and enjoy updated, features and bonuses with lower price. P.S. Ask for your money back if you didn't like the plugin or if it's not working as you expected
Dennis Camacho says:

Hi Hesham. Thanks for sharing your experiences with PopUpDomination. Looks like a winner. Looking forward to your next post.
- Hesham says:
  
  Dennis , It's a real winner, not only because the plugin but the exciting bonuses you get from those guys all the time! I have learned a lot for being around! More exiting news are on the way at the end of this month, so.. it's recommended to give it a try earlier!
John Hoff says:

This is an awesome plugin. I installed it and immediately noticed an optin rate increase. But I must admit I wasn't using a pop up before, but still.
- Hesham says:
  
  I agree, it's awesome plugin John, I love it and I am getting a good number of subscribers everyday, something from 15 - 25
Prasenjit says:

Hi Kharim, What version of Blogussion are you using and what version of Thesis are you using? I tried Thesis 1.8 + Blogussion 1.0.4 on my local machine and it seems to break. Cheers.
- Kharim says:
  
  I have the latest Version of everything, Thesis 1.8, Blogussion 1.0.4 and PopUp Domination Version 0.9.6. I discovered this yesterday after upgrading to the latest Thesis. After installing Thesis, I checked my blog without the Blogussion and I saw that my Pop Up Domination was working. After activation my Blogussion I don't see it popping up anymore. So the problem lies withing the Blogussion script.
  - Prasenjit says:
    
    Ok then it seems that PopupDomination is not compatible with Thesis 1.8 and Blogussion 1.0.4, the problem being the Blogussion theme. In that case I guess you have to wait for Alex to come up with an update for Blogussion. Thanks, Prasenjit.
    - Kharim says:
      
      I already emailed him and no reply :(
Prasenjit says:

Hi Hesham, What is the latest version of PopUpDomination plugin and please let me know if it is fully compatible with WP3.0.1. Thanks, Prasenjit.
- Hesham says:
  
  Hi Prasenjit Latest version I am using now Version 0.9.6, Popup domination plugin was created after the plugin was created actually after WP WP3.0.1 version, so.. Yes it's compatible with WP3.0.1 I have at the moment 430 subscribers to my email list, this means I was able to get around 100 subscribers every week, but of course it will depends on your blog traffic and whither you are giving something valuable for free to your blog readers or not! (in my case, I am not giving anything special more than site updates, and I am using it to communicate with my readers)
Cher says:

popup domination $47? friend got it for 27?
- Hesham says:
  
  I got it earlier when price was $37 , now popup domination price increased from $37 to $47 , and it will increase again! Thank you for the remind, I have updated the post!
Hung says:

When we use aweber, we have an option to put opt-in form that inline or popover. The options of Popup Domination are Awesome but it's not working with thesis version 1.8 beta2 and beta4.
- Hesham says:
  
  Ah! glad to hear you could fix the problem!
  - Hung says:
    
    The problem could not be fixed since i am using thesis beta 4 with bloggussion. Just know the reason. Anyway, we have option to use lightbox or popover from Aweber.
    - Hesham says:
      
      Have you contacted the support?
      - Hung says:
        
        Not yet My theme will change next few days with new design and that will work
Cher Pearce says:

Hi Hesham.. Wondering if you can offer any advice at all.. or tell me if you have had the same issues.. I've got pop up dominator & installed.. seleceted that I am using aweber and tehn put in the RAW html code in the box.. The pop up appears.. you fill in your details and then it takes you to a new web page that has the aweber webform on it. The details that get put into the actual pop up dont get added to the list at all.. And well the second page?! Lets be honest I really dont want that there! LOL If you've got any advice I'd appreciate it, I know you're not support etc lol.. but it'd be mega helpful! Many thanks Cher
- Hesham says:
  
  The popup look good on your blog, I can see the lists and the photo, I have just subscribed to your list to see what's happening, but I didn't get a confirmation email! There must be something you are missing in the setup process! I suggest you check all tabs in the settings!
  - Cher Pearce says:
    
    Hey Hesham, It turned out that i needed a different version. All sorted now, thanks for getting back to me, appreciate it :)
    - Hesham says:
      
      Glad to hear that, have a good weekend!
Marco Ayuso says:

Hi Hesham! Thank you for reviewing this plugin, it's fantastic, the thing is that I can't make it work with Thesis. Would it be too much to ask how you made it work? Greetings from Mexico, Thanks! Marco Ayuso
- Hesham says:
  
  Hey Marco! I really didn't do anything special to make it work with Thesis, just followed the normal instruction that comes with the plugin! so... I am not sure how I can help! A good idea is to contact Popup Domination support, send them an email, let them know about the problem, they will help for sure! (also before doing that, plz recheck the configurations, maybe you didn't hit the button on the right where it says: "PopUp Domination is Inactive. Turn on!") in the plugin settings page!
  - Marco Ayuso says:
    
    Hey! Thanks for your reply. I had already contacted them and they said it probably had to do with Thesis and that I had to call a function, and I think my thesis skin had also something wrong with the footer, but I managed to make it work calling it right before the HTML and everything looks fine. Thanks again! Marco
    - Hesham says:
      
      No problem Amigo :) Yeah, I was thinking of this also, I already have the Blogussion skin, but I didn't have the chance to look into it to see how it works, so I prefer not to give a solution without knowledge! By the way, the Blogussion skin looks so good on your blog, it's the best set of colors in my opinion (the Gray), I prefer it more than the blue and the other orange, green colors! Greetings from Texas :)
      - Hung says:
        
        Finally, i know the reason that Popup domination may not work if -we use thesis 1.8 beta 2 or beta 4 with bloggusion 1.04
        
        Hesham says:
        
        I am interested to know! would you plz share in a comment? is it working good on your blog now?!
        
        Hung says:
        
        I mean that it's not working if i use thesis version 1.8 beta2 or 4 with bloggussion (1.04). I don't know why because i am not a coder. Sorry for above comment make confuse
      - Kharim says:
        
        About the Blogussion and Pop-Up Domination, it's not working on my blog :(
        
        Hesham says:
        
        I am so sorry for that! I think you should contact support!
        
        Kharim says:
        
        It's the Blogussion theme. I just upgraded to the latest thesis theme and I realize it shows on it without the Blogussoin theme and when I installed the Blogussoin back on it, it does not pop up :( I contacted Alex for some help
Sachin says:

Popup Domination wordpress plugin is most Excellent idea For list building. :) ;)
- Hesham says:
  
  Now you know ;)
Baker says:

awesome. I was looking for something like this. Thanks for sharing.
- Hesham says:
  
  Thank you Baker, I got your email and replied to you! I really appreciate you renew your subscription to our news letter!
Andi Faizal says:

Let me check it first. But for sure I'm not really like a popup thing. But anyway thanks for the information. Good luck for you. Regards.
- Hesham says:
  
  You don't have to buy what you don't like, but some times what we don't like is what actually works! I remember I didn't like to go to school.. but I had to ;) Anyways, thank you Andi!
Karthikeyan says:

After Reading your mail when i landed on famous bloggers i found the popup, its good and u have also designed it in a better way! But sure i will give it a try to this plugin in upcoming days! Thanks for Sharing Bro!
- Hesham says:
  
  Check out my latest post, it has my stats! Also Popup Domination price will increase in a few! it's only for the first 50 customers to buy it at the low price! I hope you can be one of them!
Paul Novak says:

"Call it Shady ways! Who Cares?" Uh, credible site owners? No thanks. Think I'll let my subscription run out and stick to sites that add something of value. Good luck with it.
Charles says:

LOL, you're email scared the bejesus out of me. I thought something had happened at Famous Bloggers, turns out I was right. Something good happened. I signed up already.
- Hesham says:
  
  Thank you so much Charles! yes it's as you said it.. good thing is happening, glad you take it in a good way! I really appreciate what that you have resubscribed! And.. Thumps up buddy!
Praz says:

Is it worth the price? There's been a lot of discussion about this plugin. Thanks, Praz.
- Hesham says:
  
  Popup Domination plugin worth it's price indeed! I knew today that it's price will increase in a few day! it's you chance to get at at the low price today!
  - Praz says:
    
    But to what extent is it customizable?
    - Hesham says:
      
      It's fully customizable, all what you see on the popup image! fields, and come with 4 different themes you can switch between them with one click! and several colors.. also you will receive a PSD files for themes like the ones I got Today! Also Popup Domination price will increase in a few! it’s only for the first 50 customers to buy it at the low price! You can always get your money back if you didn't like it!
      - Praz says:
        
        Cool. But from the reader's perspective, is it a good idea to have popups? whats your take on popups?
Justin Germino says:

This looks pretty good and I am glad it integrates with mailchimp, I just don't have the extra blog earnings to spend on this plugin right now and will seek a free way of achieving the same result if I can.
- Hesham says:
  
  Actually they are amazing! they have just send me some useful bonus video and the SD files that has themes designs which is so cool! I am going to share some stats soon, and I would love it if you share any free way or some tips if you got good results!
  - Justin Germino says:
    
    I tried to test the Maxblogpress last night but using the mailchimp code seemed to mess up the popup. I am still experimenting, and will let you know if I find any free alternative. I doubt anything will match this product though for free.
    - Hesham says:
      
      Thank you for the feedback! Let's see what Kim have for us!
      - Kimberly Castleberry says:
        
        I've been doing a review of some plugins myself, but one of my Tribe Syndication mates recently coded this up: This is his blog: http://cliftonhatfield.com/ On the right hand side, if it doesnt pop up when you arrive you will see "Clifton's Lightbox Plugin" click here to see it in action. Its a free download after you opt in. It is more coding-focused CSS/HTML wise, not as WYSIWYG as PD is, but that makes it more flexible. Its the first one I've seen that easily handles a video. Let me know what you think! Kimberly
  - Kimberly Castleberry says:
    
    Hesham, may I reply with a link to a site that isn't mine and would require him to opt in to get the plugin? Its free but it is sorta promotional (I'm not affiliated). Kimberly
    - Hesham says:
      
      feel free!
    - Hesham says:
      
      Check out my recent post, I have published my aweber stats and more!
Jorge R says:

This plugin will definitely help anyone boost their list building... I'm wondering whether it can be used on multiple sites or only on one... I need something like it
- Hesham says:
  
  I think you can use it on all your blogs as there is nothing mentioned about this issue!
Yasser Khan says:

Great valuable content! Recently started my blog and was looking for killer ways to build lists, and I got the answer here!
- Hesham says:
  
  I am going to show my weber stats after probably one week, and from what I see so far I suggest Popup Domination plugin, it will help build your list and also save your time! thank you Yasser for stepping by!
Kimberly Castleberry says:

Hesham, is this the first time FamousBloggers has had a popup box? I'm curious if you're able to compare those numbers to another popup tool? For example, aweber now has lightbox popups built in although they arent nearly as sexy as the the popup domination plugin. Adding a popup almost always increase optins but it would be interesting to know how much of the increase is due to having a new poup and how much is due to this particular one being worth the extra $40. Your thoughts? Kimberly
- Hesham says:
  
  Yes it's the first time (good question by the way!) I actually can compare the Popup Domination plugin with Aweber pop-up, but as you said it looks more sexy, but with some effort you can make any form looks he way you exactly want it to be, personally I don't prefer drag & drop, it's limiting the creativity! and I prefer working with CSS , but I think that also can be done with Aweber lightbox but it's a lot of headache as you have to keep the form popping all the time to be able to see it and test it! that means you have to move to a test site or something! Anyways, I have created a lightbox using aweber and I am enabling it right now, I tuned off the popup domination plugin, and I am going to check how Aweber popup will perform in the coming 2 or 3 days! I will then let you know!
  - Kimberly Castleberry says:
    
    Where you're PD popup is sexy, that aweber version is ugly as sin! *giggles* We may have to take that into account to compare the two. However, your right, if the Aweber box isn't easy to style, its really a lost cause for the average blogger. I'm currently playing with the popin thats built into subscriber magnet which I just finished beta testing for maxblogpress. Even without their popin or their stealth subscribe (similar to what your aweber plugin has but works for almost any double optin list) I doubled my optins. I know once I put the additional tools in play Il'l do even better than that. Cant wait to see these results! Kimberly
Chase Brumfield says:

This plugin is a great plugin created by Michael Dunlop. I've had the same experience as the author of the article (increased sign ups). I ran into a technical difficult when they first launched it and their support staff helped me almost immediately. It was well worth the money to me... I was a little worried since I wasn't in the "make money online" or "blogging" niche that it would work out that well, but it seems to be doing great so far. It's nice to spend money on a product that actually performs like it says it will. Give. Get. Give. Chase Brumfield
- Hesham says:
  
  Hey Chase, I 100% agree with you, and I hope the performance of the plugin will stay up for ever :) I am getting great results and completely in love with it! Thank you for stepping by!
Onibalusi Bamidele says:

Wow! Really great post and Killer review Hesham, I was also using popup domination and I am getting around 8 subscribers every day. The plugin is really awesome and effective :) Thanks a lot for the great post, -Onibalusi
- Hesham says:
  
  This is great, glad to know it's working for you, and I am actually seeing a very good reviews for it allover! I had 46 new subscribers now and this is only the second day, I will share some sates in a week or so! thank you for stepping by Onibalusi, more success to you buddy!
Kimi says:

Hey, Hesham It's really great popup and really looking nice, and i am sure that's really great way to build or increase the subsriber. At the moment i am using wp great box. It's also not bad. To be honest though, i personally do not like to use popups, because i dont like whenever i visit a site and it shows a popup. Only my two cents, good luck with it! ;)
- Hesham says:
  
  Don't worry, it will not bother you each time you visit the blog, it's only set to show once a week, and maybe next time you will find something new on the pop-up as it's for me a promotional tool before it's for building an email list! I am like you, I don't like pop-ups but using it with care hopefully will make everyone happy ;) I really appreciate your honest opinion!
Dennis Edell says:

Why close the list?
- Hesham says:
  
  To be honest I don't want to feel guilty on anything I do :) And I want to thank you for the nice feedback, you was the only one who actually send me a feedback email! I really appreciate that!
  - Dennis Edell says:
    
    No problem my friend. ;) I wouldn't delete the list, I'd just untick the box, as you've done. :) Up to you of course.
Julius Kuhn-Regnier says:

Awesome Hesham. The subscription box looks great. Usually I do mind the subscription pop ups but this one is way nicer looking than all of the others.
- Hesham says:
  
  I agree that the look and feel is so important! and with the Popup Domination plugin you actually have more than one theme that you can switch between them at any time with one simple click! this is a big option that I see!
Gina Jennings says:

Nice! Pop-up Dominator seems nicer-looking and cheaper than this other subscriber product that was 5 times more expensive and uglier. I'm gonna think about this.
- Hesham says:
  
  The guys behind the Popup Domination plugins are so cool! creative!
  - Gina says:
    
    And you say it works best with Aweber plugin?
    - Hesham says:
      
      Aweber plugin is something else, mainly used on your comment form, and registration for! is has no relationship with Popup Domination plugin! I am using Aweber and both plugins are working fine fine with Aweber!
Laura Davis says:

I don't think email list building is a particularly shady way of building up your traffic and your profits while you're at it ;) I'm glad you're so open about your traffic and things like that. It makes you a more trustworthy site!
- Hesham says:
  
  I really don't mind to share this info, this help me to avoid negative reviews from other jealous bloggers, specially when I talk about my own mistakes lol!
Paul says:

This is awesome Hesham, we can really make use of this plugin as long as we make sure this doesn't turn out to be a hassle for the viewers. And congratulations to the increased number of subscribers.. Thanks!
- Hesham says:
  
  Thanks Paul, it's a nice plugin and working great so far!
DiTesco says:

I think that this is a good alternative to signing up for newsletters, instead of having that "dangerous" tick under your comment box. Like you said, many people don't bother even looking at it and this way it won't hurt anyone ;-) Now, maybe and just maybe, is there a way to activate the pop-up upon exit? If this is possible then I think that it is a much better form of being less intrusive than the other one. Although it may work, I am curious to know how the "retention" factor will perform. Finally, I do agree. Building a list is important for online business and everyone should have one, preferably form an opt-in which is exactly what you are doing as people will perceive that it is coming from you and thus are compelled to give it a peek, lol
- Hesham says:
  
  Yes my friend ;) and I already have 30 subscribers now which is so cool! And... yeah.. this is brilliant idea, probably I will report it to the creators of the plugin, it would be nice if they add it as a new feature! although I think probably people will find it more annoying in some levels if it happens more than once, so this is something to use with care!
Shaukat Ameen says:

You have shared this plug-in right on time. This company (I provide writing services to) is actually planning on converting their blog visitors into subscribers : ) I think I should share it with them.
- Hesham says:
  
  Plz do, I highly recommend it!
Dean Saliba says:

I'm not so sure. On the one hand I agree that it does increase your sign-ups, but then again I absolutely hate it when you are reading a blog post and the pop-up box shows up as you're just getting into the article!
- Hesham says:
  
  Yes, I agree.. this is why I set to pop-up to pop up after "as I remember" 3 or 5 seconds which means you are not actually started readying anything yet, and you can change the time even to make 0 seconds! it will not popup while reading! Also this will pop up only once every week.. so.. no big deal (I think)
Gerlaine Talk says:

My question is what makes this plugin different from adding the Aweber pop-up widget to your site?
- Hesham says:
  
  It's a big difference because first of all the look and feel, and then the new features added like adding extra information in an easy way from your WordPress dashboard, plus editing is so simple and fast process! Also for me, I think it's great because I am a designer after all and I can play better using the pop-up theme rather than drag & drop which I don't really prefer it!
  - Gerlaine Talk says:
    
    So you are saying that the difference is in the ease of changing your pop up from your Wordpress?
    - Hesham says:
      
      Yes, and much more than that! you can find more information on their site! They say exactly what this plugin dose!
Nabeel says:

Hi, I already read a review of popup domination on TechnShare. Popup domination looks really useful. I have also noticed it on more blogs now, including entrepreneurs-journey and Robb Sutton’s blog. Kindest, Nabeel
- Hesham says:
  
  Nabeel, it's really nice to see it working, I had 21 subscribers on the first day, this means I will get some rest after a happy working day :) Thank you for stepping by!
  - Gary David says:
    
    That was an awesome stats. 21 new subscribers on the first day! Question though, since I'm seeing a lot about PopUp domination being plugged in to blogs to increase the opt-in rate, is it also applicable to squeeze pages? Thanks
    - Hesham says:
      
      It's a Wordpress plugin, so if you have your squeeze running on a Wordpress platform then this is how it will work! but it won't work on HTML platform!
Cindy says:

Pop Domination Plugin... the name plugin alone sounds like its ready to conquer :) I have seen this working on other sites. The one on Famous Bloggers has a nice touch.
- Hesham says:
  
  lol well... in conquered 17 subscribers so far, and also we still on the first day lol! It do something like plug subscribers to the email list directly lol! OK.. ok.. that's enough now, we really don't need to bother the subscriber anymore, so maybe they will not plug themselves to the plugin ;) Thank you for stepping by Cindy!
Jakes says:

Hi Hesham, You have a nice review there. I was a bait of that Popup plugin. LOL. It is a nice way to boost the subscriber count. You seems to be trying out something on your blog each day. That survey popup at the bottom of the blog too was cool. But completing the survey was a bit of a lengthy procedure. And, thanks for publishing my post. You really made it beautiful with that cool pic n all
- Hesham says:
  
  The survey is actually not part of FB blog at all, it's from Technorati advertising system that I signed up to it like one week ago or something, I have earned nothing to mention :) But I am just trying it, and I will write about it soon because I actually don't like it, or maybe still I don't understand it, but the relevancy of ads is as you can see in the blog footer some times, they display "baby diapers" ads and burger sandwiches some times lol! and their reports sucks.. I just don't like it! Yeah! I liked that photo because it goes with the soul of your post, very nice! and thank you a lot for writing it for FB!
  - Jakes says:
    
    Ya, it did showed some advertising nature. It was asking about my mobile, television set and whether I plan to buy some gadget in future and all. But I really liked it because the design was simple and the processing of each step was quite fast.
    - Hesham says:
      
      Nice feedback ;)
Ileane says:

Hi Hesham, I've seen this pop-up around and I'm sure it works to build a list. But I have a question from the readers point of view. Does this plugin show the pop-up the first time someone comes to your blog? I think so, but I can't figure out how people can decided to subscribe to a blog if they haven't read any of the content yet? I know this plugin works, but I always want to laugh when I see it! Let me know your thoughts on this. Thanks.
- Hesham says:
  
  Hi Ileane, The plugin will show the pop-up on the first time someone visit the blog, then it's actually not important that he/she will subscribe immediate, but at least this plugin grab the attention and stuck into the mind of a person when he/she is reading, then it's the content of the blog, I think if they spend a few minutes reading something interesting then they likely will remember the pop-up and will try to find a way to subscribe which is the form on the sidebar for example! (This is how I imagine it!) So.. it's a good reminder! and as I was telling Mark in my reply to him, this pop-up can be used in several ways! so .. for example if I have anew e-book or a good offer, I will show it on the popup and I will visitors to signup to get the e-book! probably not all of them will do it, but after taking a tour on the blog, they may think of it! But, I agree with you that what makes sens is visitors will not subscribe on the first visit, but what I can say? they actually do subscribe from the very first visit! For example, people who subscribe to blog feed, the certainty do it from the very first visit, or How you explain that I got around 10 feed subscribers almost everyday?! and ufff.. when I write a bloody awesome article and this happen once I got about 70 subscribers in one day! Do you think all of them visited our blog before? I doubt it! Some one like you probably will not subscribe, because simply you are my friend and you visit me from time to time, and if not.. you actually know my news from social media or other blogs! (but it's going to be better if you do subscribe, you never know what you are missing some times! ;) And by the way, I am planning to build an awesome weekly newsletter, if I can not make it pro.. then I will forget about it lol! That was my thoughts... and ... That was a good question Ileane, I actually didn't think of it!
  - Ileane says:
    
    Yes, I did subscribe! You're right I don't want to miss anything that goes on here.
    - Hesham says:
      
      There is a lot of awesome stuff coming! and I really want everybody to be involved! I will send you an invitation for the Club soon ;)
Colleen says:

I've seen this pop-up on several blogs I comment on. Now I know the name of it! I might consider this for our blog. Nice Hesham!
- Hesham says:
  
  All gurus will say that building a list is a must! and I read today an article at webpronews.com talking about "A new report from Econsultancy suggests that email still beats social networks when it comes to marketing for e-commerce!" So.. well. ok! that's what I am trying to do!
  - Colleen says:
    
    Nice! We are in the same boat, but in a different niche. We live or die on the number of folks who have registered to receive updates for their particular home search.
    - Hesham says:
      
      We are certainly on the same page, and I think almost all online businesses has to follow same strategies, but we just play in different areas! My wishes for success goes to you!
Ryan Biddulph says:

Very cool product Hesham, thanks for sharing. I am usually not a big fan of pop-up forms but this one seems better looking than most and doesn't seem to be as "aggressive" a pop-up, if you know what I mean. Ryan Biddulph
- Hesham says:
  
  Actually me to, I am not a big fan of popups , especially those who pop all the time and every time you visit a site! It's not aggressive because you will not face it every time you visit the site, so ina week or two will not be that bad! Thank you Ryan for stepping by and sharing your opinion!
Aaron says:

Wow Hesham. That popup domination plugin looks cool. I will definitely have to check it out. Let us know how it works over the next few weeks and you might have a referral :)
- Hesham says:
  
  It's actually super cool, I some times head to the preview page, or use my other laptop just to see it lol! Sure Aaron, I will give some stats as soon as I can!
David Hobson says:

Its a great little plugin for building your list. I have an Aweber account might have to implement the plugin now.
- Hesham says:
  
  That's exactly what I did! I got now 14 subscribers at the first day... still counting ! Let's see what will happen at the end of the month! Good luck David, and thank you for stepping by!
Dev - Technshare.com says:

Hey Hesham, Nice Review. I'm already using Pop up Domination Plugin and it's really working awesome. I love the design. Thanks for sharing. ~Dev
- Hesham says:
  
  Hey Dev, yes buddy.. I have seen it on your blog yesterday as well!.. awesome!
Mark Thompson says:

I just purchased the plugin thanks to your review! I have seen these opt-in forms on a few sites and was curious how they performed. Personally I think they are a little obtrusive, but I am willing to give it a shot. Thanks, mark
- Hesham says:
  
  That's cool Mark, I hope you find it useful! I agree with you that it's a little obtrusive, and it's not a good idea to popup every time a visitor landed on the site! but this absolutely is a responsibility of the owner of the site! so.. for me I find the default option which displays the popup every 7 days ideal at the mean time, and maybe latter I will reduce times the popup shows! Another thing that I think is good about this plugin, which is the customizable features that allow you to edit the form in an easy way from you dashboard, you can use the text fields to set a different message (let's say) every week, and highlight some important news, offers or promote your own products, so every time the pop shows doesn't have the same message! There are a lot of useful tools, but we have to find how to use them, and the most important thing is to find the time to actually use them ;) I hope all will be good with you!
lawmacs says:

This looks wonderful hesham the template suits your blog thanks for the heads up brother
- Hesham says:
  
  Thanks Lawmacs, it need little more work, I will do it on the first chance, and probably I can give some feedback for the creators of the plugin!
Thomas Sinfield says:

It is definitely an awesome plugin and glad you are seeing amazing results so far! I love the design of your popup and how you styled it to suit your current design. I would consider changing the font colour of the text above the left site of your popup. The white is just a little hard to read on the gray. Love to see a follow up post in about a week to see how it is still going.
- Hesham says:
  
  Hey Tom! You are right, I still need to tweak some text colors and stuff, I was really tired yesterday, so I will continue the work latter :) Thank you so much for leading me to this awesome plugin, I must admit that I have seen it for the first time on your blog! I will do a follow up for sure! Thank you for stepping by!

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