GetSiteControl Review & Advance Step-By-Step Tutorial

➙ Summary & Pros, Cons

GetSiteControl Review

GetSiteControl is a set of widgets, packed in the form of an online toolkit which can be installed on almost all kind of sites including WordPress and other popular CMSs.

It has a variety of widgets which includes, Survey, Popups, Live Chat, Contact Forms, Promo, Share and a few more.

Here I will write a honest and the full detailed GetSiteControl Review.

Pricing

Reasonable pricing, and are lower as compared to similar services.

Ease of Use

Very attractive and easy to use Interface.

Support

How to Guides and Contact Us form.

Performance

Will make your site a little bit slower but will not affect the performance badly.

PROS

  • Cheap pricing plans when you compare GetSiteControl with similar services.
  • Powerful yet simple Dashboard where you can control everything.
  • Every widget can be placed in almost nine different places for best performance.
  • Almost all necessary widgets are available which can be useful for any site.
  • All widgets are highly customizable.
  • You can get the necessary features for free.
  • Display particular widget on a particular page.

CONS

  • You cannot add a widget to the sidebar or at any other traditional place.
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    Will make your site a little bit slower but will not affect the performance badly.
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    Nothing more.

GetSiteControl is one of the most popular WordPress Plugin which can be used for adding a lot of cool widgets to your WordPress blog.

Here in this review post, I will write a detailed review on the GetSiteControl.

And this GetSiteControl Review will be based entirely on my own experience with this excellent plugin.

So, let’s start this tutorial with a few basic terms;


GetSiteControl Review (Detailed)

So, let’s move on.

In this review, I will discuss everything like the features, Pro and Cons, Pricing, Widgets, and everything that you need to know before making any decisions.

First thing First;


➙ What is GetSiteControl?

GetSiteControl is a set of widgets packed in the form of an online tool which can be installed on almost all kind if sites including WordPress and Blogger.

It has a variety of widgets which includes, Survey, Popups, Live Chat, Contact Forms, Promo, Share and a few more.


➙ Company Size & History

GetSiteControl is owned and operated by GetWebCraft Limited, a company registered in Cyprus. 

The size of this company is very small which is managed and operated by a total of seven people. All of them are smart and experienced in their fields.

The team had started working on the project at the beginning of the year 2014, but the first version of this toolkit was launched in June 2014.

With the passage of time a lot of things have been changed, and now the company has expanded much more, and a lot of advanced features have been added successfully.


➙ A Few Silent Features 

Well, as I talked earlier there are seven amazing widgets in GetSiteControl, but there are many more features are also present which nobody will tell you.

So, without including these features, our GetSiteControl Review cannot be completed;

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    Every widget has about ten different positions which makes it super cool and easy for you to test and get the maximum results.
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    You have full control over the widgets mean you can show them only on one specific page or a list of specific pages.
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    Target visitors on the basics of their Country, Device, or Location using Advance Targeting options.
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    The beautiful and attractive design is what which makes your visitors stick with your site, and GetSiteControl has a lot of beautiful and well-designed widgets.
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    You can also design the widget yourself by using your images, colors, and fonts to make them match with your site's color scheme.
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    For a quick response to your subscribers use their Autoresponder tool which makes the things simple and straightforward.
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    Say thanks to your visitors when they subscribe to or share your content by displaying a beautiful thank you box.
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    See detailed reports of your widgets on Google Analytics? Just integrate it in seconds with Google Analytics and find all the information at one place.
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    Do you want to know the perfect place for any widget? Use their amazing A/B Testing tool which makes it easy for you to make decisions.
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    Every widget is Super Responsive mean your visitors will see everything beautiful.
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    There are also many attractive Exit Popups which makes sure people don't leave before listening to you.
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    You are allowed to Integrate GetSiteControl with a lot of other services such as Mail Chimp, Get Response, A Weber and much more.

➙ GetSiteControl Pricing Table

There is no doubt that GetSiteControl is the cheapest tool of its kind at the moment. But this GetSiteControl Review will be incomplete if I didn't describe the Pricing of this great Plugin.

Note: If you purchase any package on yearly  basics then you save 20% which is a good discount. 

Free

Plus     $19/Mon

Pro     $29/Mon

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    1 site
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    No extra users
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    50,000 monthly views per site
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    1 site  x  $19
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    No extra users
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    500,000 monthly views per site
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    1 site  x  $29
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    0 users  x  $9
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    Unlimited views

All widget types

Unlimited widgets

Custom colors

Frequency settings

Scheduling

Real-time statistics

Mobile responsive widgets

All Free features

Managing multiple sites

Branding removal

Integrations

Custom images

Targeting

Start triggers

Exit popups

A/B testing

Survey logic and branching

Autoresponder

All Plus features

Managing multiple users

User access rights


➙ GetSiteControl Discount (Coupon)

I think if you are reading this GetSiteControl Review then you may be interested in buying it.

So, here I am going to give you a Coupon code which you can use to get a 10% lifetime discount on any product or any plan.

THANKS10

If you want to know how to apply this GetSiteControl Discounted Coupon Code then read the below-given steps;

Step 1. Firstly, login to your account, in the Dashboard you will see a big Get Premium button click on it.

Click Get Premium Button

Click Get Premium Button

Step 2. On the next page, you will see three basic plans, select any plan you want to buy and click on the Change Plan button.

Select Your Plan

Select Your Plan

Step 3. After that, you will see the Billing page, copy the below-given coupon code and paste it into the coupon filed and enter the Apply button.

THANKS10

Apply Coupon

Apply Coupon

That's it your coupon has been successfully applied, and now you can pay using your favorite method.


➙ A Detailed Overview of GetSiteControl Widgets

There are a total of seven (at the time of writing this review) fantastic and user-friendly widgets available in GetSiteControl.

As it is a freemium tool, so it allows you to install all those widgets on your site for free with some restrictions.

But the free plan can cover the basic requirement if you are a small agency or a blogger. 

So, here I will describe all of these widgets in detail along with a few use cases;


Subscribe Widget

Subscribe Widget

Subscribe Widget

All of us know what a Subscribe Widget is and why it is used for? 

GetSiteControl includes a user-friendly and attractive Subscription box. Which can be highly customized according to the site and helps to generate a massive list of emails.

The free plan doesn't offer many customizations while the paid plans have advance customizations and styles available for Subscribe Box.

Some uses of Subscribe Widget are as follow;
  • Helps you to collect emails by adding an attractive opt-in box.
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    Use the widget as an exit form for collecting emails.
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    Place subscription widget on coming pages soon.

Contact Widget

Contact Widget

Contact Widget

Contact box allows you to put a contact form anywhere on your site. The design of the contact widget is simple. You can use the basic options like check boxes, radio buttons, and drop-down lists.

Some uses of Contact Widg​et are as follow;
  • Collect users feedback.
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    Add a quick contact form.

Promo Widget

Promo Widget

Promo Widget

Promo widget can be handy for grabbing users attention to make them go to another page or site. It is superb for WooCommerence, Download and Movies sites.

Some uses of Promo Widget are as follow;
  • Attain the attention of users.
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    Announce new offers to grab early sales.
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    Add a quick cookies alert message to your site.

Survey Widget

Survey Widget

Survey Widget

This is just another cool widget offered by GetSiteControl I love this because using this widget you can conduct surveys on your site.

Survey widget is also backed by a powerful analytics where you can see all the answers, along with the geometric view.

Some uses of Survey Widget are as follow;
  • Take surveys for better decisions.
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    Exit poll helps you to know your audience even better.

Follow Widget

Follow Widget

Follow Widget

Follow widget is the 3rd craziest widget which will be very useful for you if you want to increase your social followers. Using Follow box you can ask your users to follow you on the various social network.

Some uses of Survey Widget are as follow;
  • Increase audience and followers on social sites.

Share Widget

Share Widget

Share Widget

I love to use the Share Widget on my sites, where I want to get the maximum shares of my content. This widget can be used for getting a lot of social shares which will help you to boost your social traffic & audience.

It is one of the best widgets by GetSiteControl.

Share Widget can be used in multiple locations with multiple designs for maximizing the social shares.

Some uses of Survey Widget are as follow;
  • Helps to get a lot of social shares.
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    Increase your social traffic and engagement.
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    The more social signals you get, the more revenue & SEO Benefit you earn.

Live Chat Widget

Live Chat Widget

Live Chat Widget

If you are an industry or any company where users may need a live chat, then GetSiteControl offers an incredible widget for this purpose. You can install a live chat box on your site within a few clicks and can start doing live chat without any setup.

The other cool thing about Live Chat box is that you can integrate it with a lot of different services like Slack.

Some uses of Survey Widget are as follow;
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    Easy to use and simple live chat box.
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    Very much cheap than other services of the same kind.

➙ Services which you can integrate with GetSiteControl

In this review, I am assumed to show you everything that is associated with GetSiteControl and the sites or services which can be integrated with GetSiteControl have been listed in the image below.

getsitecontrol integrations

At the time of writing this review, there are a total of 31 popular services which you can attach with GetSiteControl, and these all are easy to use and includes all the popular services which anyone would be using.

So, you don’t need to worry about things like integration because you will find almost every service of your use available for integration.


How to Setup GetSiteControl in WordPress (Tutorial)

Well, a lot of users that are reading this review will be using WordPress as their CMS. So below is a step by step tutorial which you can follow to install this plugin on your WordPress blog.

Just follow the below given steps to proceed;

Step 1. First of all, click on the below Sign Up button below then you will reach the GetSiteControl’ homepage, there click on the Sign-Up button located at the top right corner of the page.

Sign up for GetSiteControl

Step 2. A popup box will appear, type your email and click on Sign Up For Free button.

type your email and click on Sign Up For Free button

Step 3. A new form will be opened, type your username, choose a secure password, and enter your site’s URL (make sure to add HTTPS or HTTP according to your website) and click on Continue button.

Fill in required details

Step 4. Now you have to paste the Code on your WordPress blog, but we will use the official plugin which is more comfortable and useful.

Step 5. Login to your blog and Go to Plugins and then Add New in the WordPress plugin repository search for GetSiteControl and click on the Install button, upon successful installation Activate the plugin.

Install GetSiteControl Plugin on WordPress

Step 6. Once the plugin is activated, you will see a GetSiteControl menu on the left menu panel, just hover your mouse over it and choose the Sign in option.

Sign in to GetSiteControl

Step 7. Now you have to sign in using the email and password you had to choose.

Step 8. Once you have signed in you will see a Go to Dashboard button just click on it.

Go to Dashboard button

Step 9. Now you will be on the GetSiteControl Dashboard. There click on the Site Settings link.

click on the Site Settings link

Step 10. On the next page switch to the Install tab and click on the Check code button for checking the code installations, if it shows any error then the clear cache of your blog.

 checking the code installations

Now you have successfully setup the GetSiteControl on your WordPress blog.


➙ Create and Customize Widgets

Well, as I have told you using GetSiteControl is super easy, but here I will show you how can you create, customize and design attractive widget in a matter of seconds.

Here in this example, I will choose the Subscribe widget (you can pick any one of the seven that are available), but the process is same for almost all widgets.

Step 1. Choosing Widget Type

Just log in to your Dashboard and there click on the Create Widget button a drop-down menu will open, select the widget you want to create as I said I am going to create a subscribe widget so I will choose that.

Choosing Widget Type

Choosing Widget Type

Step 2. Tweaking Appearance 

Now you can customize the appearance of the widget, as I am going to make this widget for BloggersPapa.com.

So, I can simply change the colors, position, font, animation and mobile buttons according to my site’s design.

Tweaking Appearance

Tweaking Appearance

Step 3. Changing Content

By default, you get the usual content on any GetSiteControl Widget, but if you want to change it, then you can simply switch to the Content tab and can customize it too.

Here in this option, you are allowed to change the Title, Description, Input Fields and Note.

Changing Content

Changing Content

Step 4. Editing Success Page

When someone subscribes to your blog, it is a good practice to show a thank you message. Success page allows you to customize and display a beautiful thank you message to your visitors.

Here you can change the Title and Description, but if you want to redirect users to another webpage, then you can change Final action settings to Redirect to URL and put your URL.

Editing Success Page

Editing Success Page

Step 5. Setting up Widget Behavior

Behavior settings allow you to customize the Frequency when to show and when to stop widget, and you can even choose the time, date and days of weeks when any particular widget will be displayed on your site.

This all can be done by tweaking the behavior tab.

Setting up Widget Behavior

Setting up Widget Behavior

Step 6. Targeting the Users

Targeting is advance settings of GetSiteControl, and it allows you to target a specific set of users who meet a specific set of conditions.

You can also use the targeting options to show the widgets on a specific page by changing the “Where should this widget appear?” Settings.

Targeting the Users

Targeting the Users

Step 7. Integrating with other services

Integration tab allows you to connect your widgets with other services which can make your work more simple and straightforward.

Integrating with other services

Integrating with other services

Step 8. Giving Final Touches

Now that, you have designed, customized, and created your widget.

It’s time to save all changes and activate the widget on your site. So, just click on the OK button as shown in the image below.

 click on the OK button

click on the OK button

And on the next screen press the Activate button.

Activating Widget

Activating Widget

Go, back to your site, and you will see a beautiful subscription widget which you have just created.



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Fahad Mirza
 

My Name is Fahad, and I am a Tech Savvy Guy, I love to write about Blogging and Tech. Blogging is my Hobby which I love to do in my leisure time. Beside online world, I like to study books and learn new things.

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