I have a pdf file that I want to offer to people that visit my website in exchange for their name and e-mail address where the file could be sent.
I am looking for a form that could do just that. Any suggestions?

Do you mean something that would automatically send the file to the person?

[quote=Perky_REALTOR]Do you mean something that would automatically send the file to the person? [/quote]
File gets sent to the person and I get the e-mail address and the name in an e-mail

What I've found the most effective is to simply set up an autoresponder on a separate email address and then ask the person to email you with their request, and if they like, tell you a little about themselves. Then include the pdf in your autoresponder message (which is warm and friendly, not cold and corporate).

I use this approach for my VIP Lounge (sample listing presentation, marketing letters, etc) and find that when people aren't required to "fill in the blanks" they often go way above and beyond simply providing their name and contact information. Sometimes I get paragraphs in their emailed requests which provide conversation-starters!

You can see what I mean here: http://sellwithsoul.com/lounges-a-forums/vip-lounge.html.

I originally set it up this way because it was easy for me to figure out, but found that it's far more effective than a form in getting information and building rapport.

It's generally not good form to ask people to e-mail, as that requires the use of a separate application, and most people will generally avoid it (I always do). If you have a field allowing comments in the form, people will also write something in it if they so desire, however, more people will simply fill the form out with just the basics (as well, more people will give bogus e-mail addresses, true)...

A form is pretty easy to create, and there are lots of scripts available online (many free) that can be used to create a form, but it's important to know what type of script is needed. Is the site written in php? is it jsp? what's handling the scripts on the back-end?

it is possible to only use a front-end script (like javascript), but that will likely also use a separate application (i.e. the e-mail application), which is quite annoying... and the only reason for using that script would be validation.

so, generally you would have 2 parts for a form - the html syntax (which nowadays is often written together with the script), and the back-end script, which does the submission of info and transfer to wherever it is you want (i.e. file download page or something)...

Jennifer
It looks like a perfect solution! Thank you!