Please note: This is an advanced topic. If you are not sure what URL or UTM parameters are, or how to use them, we would recommend that you keep your Countdown Hero funnel simple with a simple timer page and do not attempt to add extra pages and complexity into your countdown campaign.
In this article I'll show you how to send your subscribers from your webinar replay page (that has a Countdown Hero timer) to a Sales/Offer Page that also contains the timer.
This is best used for SELF-HOSTED webinar campaigns where the replay is embedded onto your own webpages and links to an offer page that can also contain the timer.
REMEMBER: Using evergreen webinar platforms has a number limitations that doesn't make this possible in most platforms. You can find more information on the limitations (and what to do about them) in this article HERE.
Also, if you'd prefer to keep your Countdown Hero timer hidden and not display it on your webinar replay page for the majority of your campaign, I'll show you how to set that up too.
NOTE: If you have not already followed the steps in THIS GUIDE HERE to trigger the timer based on your Registration Form being submitted, I would highly recommend that you check that out first, before continuing with this article because it contains some important steps and nuances on this.
Let's get started! ?
PART 1: Adding Your Offer Page Into Your Countdown Hero Settings
BEFORE WE BEGIN: Because this is an advanced feature, it is only available inside of our Pro level CDH accounts.
If you'd like to upgrade to Pro and unlock Multiple Campaign Pages, along with Unlimited Countdowns, Unlimited Contacts, our full Branding Suite and other nifty Pro features, you can upgrade for a one-time payment of $97 using this link (CLICK HERE)
(Make sure to use the same email address as the one that your account is registered with so that your account is automatically upgraded)
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Open your Existing Countdown Hero and navigate to the Page Settings tab.
Click the big green 'Add Another Page' button to add a new pair of Active and Expired pages into your Page Settings.
Add the URL of your Offer Page into the 'Active Offer Page' field.
Add an Expired Offer page into the 'Expired Offer Page' field.
(PRO TIP: Create one 'Offer Expired' page and use that for all expired offers in your business. That way you're saving so much time by repurposing your existing page, rather than creating a new one each time - or needing to update all of them later. One page. One asset. Infinite usage. Thank me later! ;) )Enable the 'Forward Email Address to the Countdown URL' setting.
This is an important step as it will keep your subscriber's email address in the URL bar as a Query String Parameter - which is what will allow the magic to happen here.
(In basic terms - their email address will stay in the URL)Save your Countdown Hero.
If you haven't already done so, make sure to set up your Sales Tracking before going to Part 2. It takes a few seconds and once it's done, it'll be working for you and automatically tracking your evergreen webinar conversions in the background.
PART 2: Adding The Timer To Your Offer Page
Enable 'Test Mode' at the top right of your dashboard. This will disable your timer, allowing you to add it to and edit your pages.
Next, click on the 'Design Settings' tab. You will notice that next to each timer, there will be a button titled 'Copy Embed Code to the Clipboard'. Click the one next to your Webpage Timer to copy the timer code.
Open the Page Editor for your Offer Page and paste the timer code that you've copied onto your page as a HTML element. If you are using our 'Inline' Page Position, you can add the timer onto the position of your page that you would like it to appear in. If you are using our floating banners, you can add the HTML code anywhere onto your page.
Once you've added the timer code, return to Countdown Hero and disable Test Mode.
This will activate your timer, meaning that your webinar replay page will now be locked and if you try to access this page using the 'normal' page URL, you will instead see a 404 Page (or be redirected to your 'Not In Countdown URL').
Don't panic - if this is the case, that means that your Countdown Hero is working CORRECTLY. (More info on this here; Why is my page 404-ing?)
PART 3: Setting Up Your Button Links
HIGHLEVEL USERS: If you are using the HighLevel platform, or a Whitelabel version, you can set the button to take your subscribers to the 'Next Step' setting. These steps will not apply to you when using this platform.
As you know, Countdown Hero requires an email address to be present in the URL bar in order to 'unlock' page access for a particular subscriber, which typically gets merged in at the point of the opt-in or clicking the links in your emails.
Normally, when you click the button on the sales page to go to the checkout cart, all of the URL parameters are left behind, meaning that the page will appear locked (404'd) for any users as they click that button.
Because of that, the only major requirement is that the buttons on your sales pages can also pass the URL parameters through to the checkout page.
(In case it helps, we use Convertri (Affiliate Link Here) as our page builder, though you may need to confirm that this is also possible with the support team for your page builder, in case it's not a 'Google-able' answer)
^^ That way you'll be able to add a countdown onto your checkout page too.
NOTE: If this is not supported by your page builder, you may be able to use Option B (see below) to add custom code to your page that will enable this.
If your page-builder DOES allow you to pass the URL parameters through to the next page, follow these steps;
Return to your Countdown Hero and copy the 'Page Link (Redirect URL)' of the Checkout Cart.
Inside the button link on your webinar replay page, paste the Page Link that you've copied.
REMOVE the < /[email] > section from the Page Link that you've pasted into your button link.
This will look different based on the platform that you have connected, but make sure there is not a personalisation/merge field in this button link. It will attempt to pass this information through twice and will instead break the countdown - and we don't want to do that.Enable any settings required to have your buttons pass the URL parameters through to the next page.
You're good to go! Subscribers will now be able to register for the webinar, access the webinar and click through to your special offer page - all of which is being secured by your Countdown Hero! :)
PART 3 (Option B) - Add A Custom Script To Your Page:
If your page builder doesn't support the passing of URL parameters to the next page, you may be able to manually add this functionality by adding this script onto your pages instead:
<script>$( document ).ready(function() { $('a').each(function(){ this.href += location.search;})});</script>IMPORTANT NOTE: Whilst this method is recommended in instances where a page builder can't naturally pass these URL/ Query String Parameters, this custom code is not provided by Countdown Hero, which means that our support team are unable to offer support or guidance when using this (or any other) custom code. You will instead need to contact the support team at your page builder for more information.
What If You're Not Adding the CDH Timer to your Replay Page?
With major email clients like Apple and Google starting to block identifiable parameters (like an email address) from being added into the links in your emails, this does mean that typical workarounds that we've shared in the past will no longer work.
Because of this, we STRONGLY recommend that you add the CDH timer onto your webinar replay page - especially if you're planning to link to an Offer Page being locked by a Countdown Hero.
The great news is that if you'd prefer the timer not to be on show straight away, inside of the Basic Settings for your Countdown Hero, you can enable the 'Hide Until X Remaining' feature.
This will allow you to configure the timer so that it remains totally hidden on your page, until there is a specific amount of time left on the countdown. After that, the timer will be visible on your page until it expires and redirects your subscribers to your Expired Countdown URL.
And that's it - you've now set up your Webinar Replay Page to correctly link to your Offer Page that contains the Countdown Hero timer too!
In the next article I'll show you how to use multiple deadlines inside your webinar campaign (perfect for offers like 'Fast-Action Bonuses')
>> Click Here To Read The Article
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