[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":213},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-how-to-integrate-amazon-ses-smtp-with-formester":3},{"blogData":4,"relatedArticles":38},{"id":5,"title":6,"author":7,"authorImage":8,"authorProfile":9,"coverImg":10,"coverImgAlt":11,"createdAt":12,"description":13,"featured":14,"jsonld":15,"keywords":16,"metaDescription":17,"metaImage":18,"metaTitle":29,"publishedAt":30,"slug":31,"updatedAt":12,"__hash__":32,"body":33,"coverImgWidth":34,"coverImgHeight":35,"readingStats":36},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-integrate-amazon-ses-smtp-with-formester.md","How to integrate Amazon SES SMTP with Formester","Ravindra Kumar Verma",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fravindraverma12\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_bb73c67657.png","How to integrate Amazon SES SMTP with formester","2024-04-07T10:04:43.054Z","This guide helps you configure SMTP settings for Amazon SES SMTP on Formester. You can then start sending all emails through your personalized emails and receive responses directly in your inbox.",false,[],"amazon, smtp, amazon smtp, ses smtp integration, amazon smtp credentials","How to seamlessly integrate Amazon SES SMTP with Formester for efficient Email delivery | Step-by-step guide for a smooth setup process",[19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28],"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_home_page_abf39688b1.png","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_signup_for_ses_b8327be911.png","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_click_to_create_identity_7e348e60e6.png","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_create_verification_identity_f8b28be4cd.png","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_create_verification_identity_using_domain_733633039f.png","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_create_verification_identity_using_email_address_2dafa586ca.png","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_check_your_domain_under_configuration_e9f9d6ec14.png","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_smtp_setting_option_eff6ac0e82.png","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_smtp_credentials_button_cc67332eca.png","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Ftest_credentails_f3cd85206c.png","How to integrate Amazon SES SMTP with Formester?","2023-03-16T10:27:12.358Z","how-to-integrate-amazon-ses-smtp-with-formester","XlMlEryyjdjQcfXFWqJH_mzHEaL_BV8iQImFtLtZ1RE","If you plan to send email through the Amazon SES SMTP interface in more than one AWS Region, you must generate SMTP credentials for each Region.\n\n**How to use Amazon SES SMTP Server**\n\n**Step 1:** Visit [Amazon SES](https:\u002F\u002Faws.amazon.com\u002Fses\u002F) and click on create an AWS account\n\n![Visit amazon ses home page](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_home_page_d19f435de2.png \"Visit amazon ses home page\")\n\n**Step 2:**  Fill in your details, click on verify email address and complete the signup process\n\n![Login to your amazon account](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_signup_for_ses_966dad1ced.png \"Login to your amazon account\")\n\n**Step 3:** Click on the create identity button\n\n![Click on create identity on right hand top corner](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_click_to_create_identity_d22c78ee8d.png \"Click on create identity on right hand top corner\")\n\n**Step 4:** Select either of the option to set your identity\n\n![Select either of the option to create identity](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_create_verification_identity_c9c9be747c.png \"Select either of the option to create identity\")\n\n**Step 5:** In case of creating identity using Doman enter your domain name and click on create identity\n\n![Select domain to proceed with domain ](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_create_verification_identity_using_domain_eb312ce182.png \"Select domain to proceed with domain \")\n\nOr in case of creating identity using an Email address enter your email address and click on create identity\n\n![Select email to proceed with email ](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_create_verification_identity_using_email_address_32c5e6a4f0.png \"Select email to proceed with email \")\n\n**Step 6:** Check your domain or email is verified or not from the verified identities option under Configuration\n\n![Click on verified identities option under Configuration to check if domain\u002Femail is verified or not ](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_check_your_domain_under_configuration_f64c160eea.png \"Click on verified identities option under Configuration to check if domain\u002Femail is verified or not \")\n\n**Step 7:**  Now go to SMTP settings options\n\n![Now go to smtp settings from left hand side options](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_smtp_setting_option_b390468584.png \"Now go to smtp settings from left hand side options\")\n\n**Step 8:**  Click on create SMTP credentials button\n\n![Click on create smtp to create your smtp account](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_smtp_credentials_button_55b0efabb1.png \"Click on create smtp to create your smtp account\")\n\n**Step 9:** Enter a name and click on create button\n\n![Enter a name for smtp and click create button](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_enter_a_name_548fa895f2.png \"Enter a name for smtp and click create button\")\n\n**Step 10:** Smtp credentials image\n\n![Copy your credentials to use it](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_amazon_ses_smtp_with_formester_smtp_credentials_ses_6402c9e906.png \"Copy your credentials to use it\")\n\n**Step 11:** Final step, check your integration credentials with Formester to verify if it’s working or not,\n\n**Login to your account -> select a form -> Click on SMTP Integration from the top -> Click on Add Account**\n\n![Visit Formester's SMTP Integration section add a new account and test it](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Ftest_credentails_6e72a056b3.png \"Visit Formester's SMTP Integration section add a new account and test it\")\n\n```\nFill in the required fiels as mentioned below:\n* Name – Can be anything of your choice\n* SMTP server - Your user id from above credentials\n* Port - 587 ( Some users may have different ports do checkout other ports as well 25\u002F465\u002F587\u002F2525)\n* Username - Your user id from above credentials\n* Password - Your password from above credentials\n* From email – Your Amazon account id\n```\n\nAdd your credentials and click on three dots at the end of the mail account and select the Test option. Wait for a few seconds for the result.\n",1200,630,{"text":37},"3 min read",[39,107,127,167],{"title":40,"author":41,"authorImage":8,"authorProfile":42,"coverImg":43,"coverImgAlt":44,"createdAt":45,"description":46,"featured":14,"jsonld":47,"keywords":94,"metaDescription":60,"metaImage":95,"metaTitle":96,"publishedAt":97,"slug":98,"updatedAt":99,"__hash__":100,"body":101,"id":102,"coverImgWidth":103,"coverImgHeight":104,"readingStats":105},"Employee Onboarding Process: 7 Stages Every HR Team Should Run","Harish Kumar","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fharish-kumar2424\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Femployee_onboarding_process_309b4d3c18.png","Employee onboarding process 7 stages","2026-06-29T11:31:41.064Z","7 stages of a complete employee onboarding process, what happens in each, who owns it, and the common mistakes that turn a strong hire into an early exit.",[48,65],{"@type":49,"image":43,"author":50,"@context":52,"headline":40,"publisher":53,"description":60,"dateModified":61,"datePublished":61,"mainEntityOfPage":62},"Article",{"url":42,"name":41,"@type":51},"Person","https:\u002F\u002Fschema.org",{"url":54,"logo":55,"name":58,"@type":59},"https:\u002F\u002Fformester.com\u002F",{"url":56,"@type":57},"https:\u002F\u002Fformester.com\u002Flogo.png","ImageObject","Formester","Organization","Complete employee onboarding process across 7 stages, from pre-boarding to 90-day review. Plus common mistakes, ownership, and the metrics worth tracking.","2026-06-29",{"@id":63,"@type":64},"https:\u002F\u002Fformester.com\u002Fblog\u002Femployee-onboarding-process\u002F","WebPage",{"@type":66,"@context":52,"mainEntity":67},"FAQPage",[68,74,78,82,86,90],{"name":69,"@type":70,"acceptedAnswer":71},"How long should the employee onboarding process last?","Question",{"text":72,"@type":73},"A complete onboarding process runs 90 days end to end, with a formal 30-day review and 90-day review built in. Some roles (senior leadership, highly technical) extend to 6 months. Anything less than 30 days is closer to orientation than onboarding.","Answer",{"name":75,"@type":70,"acceptedAnswer":76},"What is the difference between orientation and onboarding?",{"text":77,"@type":73},"Orientation is the first 1 to 5 days: welcome, paperwork, introductions, security training. Onboarding is the full 90-day process that includes orientation plus role enablement, productivity ramp, and integration into the team.",{"name":79,"@type":70,"acceptedAnswer":80},"Who should own the employee onboarding process?",{"text":81,"@type":73},"The hiring manager owns it end to end. HR owns paperwork and the orientation logistics. IT owns provisioning. A peer-level buddy owns the informal \"stupid questions\" channel. Failures happen when ownership is unclear or HR is treated as the sole owner.",{"name":83,"@type":70,"acceptedAnswer":84},"What should be in the first week of onboarding?",{"text":85,"@type":73},"Day 1: welcome, team intro, manager lunch, IT setup, handbook. Days 2 to 5: structured intros to cross-functional teams, product or service walkthrough, customer or user context, end-of-week check-in. No major deliverables in week 1, the goal is context, not output.",{"name":87,"@type":70,"acceptedAnswer":88},"What is the 30-60-90 day onboarding plan?",{"text":89,"@type":73},"A common framework that maps the first 90 days into three windows: 30 days for learning the role and team, 60 days for owning small deliverables with support, 90 days for full role ownership and a formal review. The structure is useful as a planning skeleton; the specifics should match the role.",{"name":91,"@type":70,"acceptedAnswer":92},"How do you onboard remote employees?",{"text":93,"@type":73},"The same 7 stages apply, with extra effort on relationship-building. Ship hardware 5+ days early, schedule more 1:1 video calls in week 1, pair the new hire with a remote-friendly buddy, and over-invest in the cross-functional intros that happen automatically in an office.","employee onboarding process, employee onboarding best practices, onboarding checklist for new hires, 30 60 90 day onboarding plan, onboarding stages",[],"Employee Onboarding Process: 7 Stages Guide (2026)","2026-06-30T02:24:10.000Z","employee-onboarding-process","2026-06-30T02:24:13.646Z","PC2heFZ0EOLqkHi3InFe0K8MyPOQK1fNltDf3v_RHzY","\u003Cp style=\"font-size: inherit;\">The employee onboarding process runs from the day a candidate accepts an offer to the moment they are fully productive in the role, typically the end of the first 90 days. A clean process is the difference between a hire who ramps in 30 days and a hire who quietly disengages by week six. The companies that get it right see meaningful gains in first-year retention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>This guide walks the 7 stages of a complete employee onboarding process, what happens in each, who owns it, and the common mistakes that turn a strong hire into an early exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>What is the employee onboarding process?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>The employee onboarding process is the structured set of steps an organization runs from the moment a hire accepts an offer through their first 3 to 6 months on the job. It covers paperwork, role enablement, relationship-building, and performance ramp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>The goal is not \"they signed the W-4 by day one\". The goal is \"they are doing the work the role was hired for, with confidence and connection, by the end of their first quarter\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Done well, onboarding shortens time-to-productivity, reduces 90-day attrition, and builds the trust that makes the employee a long-term contributor. Done poorly, it leaves the new hire feeling lost, undervalued, or in the wrong role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>Why the onboarding process matters\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>The case for investing in onboarding is well-documented. Three patterns repeat across the research:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>New hires who go through a structured onboarding program are significantly more likely to still be with the company after one year. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shrm.org\u002Ftopics-tools\u002Fnews\u002Ftalent-acquisition\">SHRM's onboarding guidance\u003C\u002Fa> highlights the retention impact across multiple studies.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Time to full productivity ranges from 3 to 12 months depending on role complexity. Structured onboarding compresses the bottom end of that range.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Disengagement starts early. New hires who feel disconnected by week 4 rarely recover, even when the rest of the company is doing well.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>The investment is small (typically 1 to 2% of first-year salary in process cost) compared to the replacement cost of an early departure (1.5 to 2x annual salary). Onboarding pays for itself on a single retained hire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>The 7 stages of the onboarding process\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>A complete process runs across 7 stages. Each stage has a clear start, a clear end, and an owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>Stage 1: Pre-boarding (offer to day 1)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>The 1 to 4 weeks between offer acceptance and start date. Most companies waste this window. The companies that use it shorten time-to-productivity by 2 to 3 weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>What happens in this stage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Send the welcome packet: company values, team introduction, what to expect in week 1.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Complete the legal paperwork: I-9, W-4, direct deposit, benefits enrollment. \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftemplates\u002Fcategories\u002Fjob-application-forms\u002F\">Use a structured new hire paperwork bundle\u003C\u002Fa> so the new hire signs everything in one session, not piecemeal.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Ship the laptop, phone, badge, and physical access cards so they arrive 3 to 5 days before start.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Provision accounts: email, Slack, project management, design tools, whatever they need on day 1.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Send a personal welcome from the hiring manager 5 to 7 days before the start date. Includes the day 1 schedule, the first week's plan, and a name for \"the person you can ask anything\".\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>Owner: HR for paperwork, IT for provisioning, hiring manager for the personal welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>Stage 2: Orientation (day 1 to week 1)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>The new hire's first week is mostly about context, not work. Resist the urge to load them up with deliverables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>What happens in this stage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Day 1 morning: welcome, office or remote-setup walkthrough, intro to immediate team, lunch with the manager.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Day 1 afternoon: IT setup verification, security and compliance training, employee handbook.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Days 2 to 5: structured introductions to cross-functional teams (3 to 5 calls), product or service walkthrough, customer or user context.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Friday of week 1: end-of-week check-in with the manager. Ask: \"What is one thing that has helped this week? What is one thing that has confused you?\"\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>Owner: HR runs orientation logistics, hiring manager runs the team intro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>Stage 3: Role enablement (week 2 to week 4)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>The hire starts doing real work, but with support. The classic \"30 day\" target is some kind of small, real contribution by the end of week 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>What happens in this stage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Role-specific training: tools, processes, internal documentation.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Shadowing: 2 to 3 sessions watching a peer do the work.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>First small deliverable: a contained, well-scoped task they can complete in 1 to 3 days with support.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Weekly 1:1 with the manager. 30 minutes, structured around \"what's working, what's blocking, what's next\".\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>Owner: hiring manager + designated onboarding buddy (a peer at the same level).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>Stage 4: First 30-day review\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>End of week 4. A formal check-in to confirm the hire is on track and surface anything that is not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>What happens in this stage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>30-minute conversation between hire and manager.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Review what the hire has learned, what they have shipped, and what gaps they have identified.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Confirm goals for the next 60 days.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Open a candid conversation: \"Is this what you expected? What is missing? What should we change?\"\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>Owner: hiring manager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>Stage 5: Productivity ramp (week 5 to week 12)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>The hire takes on real ownership of the role. Training shifts from \"shown how\" to \"expected to do\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>What happens in this stage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Full project assignments at the level the role was hired for.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Cross-functional partnerships start: the hire begins leading some interactions outside their immediate team.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>The onboarding buddy steps back, the manager remains the primary support.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Continued weekly 1:1s, increasingly focused on the work rather than the onboarding.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>Owner: hiring manager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>Stage 6: 90-day review\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>End of week 12. The most important onboarding milestone. This is where you decide whether the hire is on the trajectory you expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>What happens in this stage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>A 60 to 90 minute structured review between hire and manager.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Cover: performance against the goals set in the 30-day review, gaps and growth areas, feedback in both directions.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Confirm fit. If the trajectory is wrong, it is far easier to address it at 90 days than at 6 months. If the trajectory is right, formalize the long-term development plan.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Skip-level conversation: the hire meets with the manager's manager for 30 minutes. Surfaces issues the hire might not bring directly to the manager.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>Owner: hiring manager, with skip-level participation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>Stage 7: Integration (month 4 to month 6)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>The hire stops being a \"new hire\" and becomes a full member of the team. Onboarding officially ends, but the development process begins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>What happens in this stage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>The hire owns role-equivalent workload at full pace.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Performance review cadence shifts to the standard organizational cadence (quarterly, semi-annual, annual).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Development goals shift from \"ramp\" to \"growth in the role\".\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>A final onboarding survey (anonymous) captures what worked and what did not, feeding back into the process for the next hire.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>Owner: hiring manager + HR for the closing survey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>Common onboarding mistakes that cost you new hires\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>Even a well-designed process can fail in execution. The patterns that show up most often:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>No pre-boarding.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Letting the new hire sit between offer and day 1 with nothing but a welcome email is the single biggest waste of momentum. Use the time.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Day 1 IT chaos.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Laptop not configured, accounts not provisioned, badge not ready. Recoverable but expensive: it sets the tone that the company is disorganized.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Manager too busy in week 1.\u003C\u002Fstrong> If the hiring manager spends less than 4 hours of week 1 with the new hire, the hire often coasts for the next month.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>No buddy.\u003C\u002Fstrong> A peer-level buddy who is not the manager is the single biggest predictor of 90-day retention. Without one, the hire has no informal channel for \"stupid questions\".\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Vague first deliverable.\u003C\u002Fstrong> \"Get up to speed\" is not a deliverable. \"Submit a competitor analysis on three vendors by Friday of week 3\" is.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>No 30-day review.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Skipping this conversation means small issues compound for two more months before the 90-day review catches them.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Onboarding ends at week 1.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The most common failure mode. Orientation gets a formal program, the next 11 weeks do not. The hire feels welcomed and then abandoned.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Ch2>Onboarding metrics worth tracking\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>If you want to know whether your process is working, track these:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Time to first deliverable.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Days from start to first real piece of work shipped.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>90-day retention.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Percentage of hires still employed at day 90. Below 90% is a serious signal.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>1-year retention.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Percentage of hires still employed at day 365. Industry benchmarks vary; track the trend across cohorts.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>New hire engagement.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Anonymous survey at 30, 60, and 90 days. Use the same questions each time so the trend is comparable.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Manager onboarding load.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Hours per week the hiring manager spends on onboarding. Under-investment shows up here first.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Ch2>The takeaway\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>A complete employee onboarding process runs 7 stages across the first 90 days, owned by HR, the hiring manager, and a peer buddy. The companies that treat onboarding as a 90-day process (not a 1-week orientation) see meaningfully better retention, faster productivity, and a stronger hiring brand. The companies that treat it as paperwork lose new hires before they have a chance to contribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>If you are setting up an onboarding process for the first time, start with two things: a structured first-week schedule that the manager actually owns, and a 30-day check-in conversation that is calendar-locked before day 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Csection class=\"faq\">\n\u003Ch2>Employee onboarding process FAQ\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>How long should the employee onboarding process last?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>A complete onboarding process runs 90 days end to end, with a formal 30-day review and 90-day review built in. Some roles (senior leadership, highly technical) extend to 6 months. Anything less than 30 days is closer to orientation than onboarding.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\n\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>What is the difference between orientation and onboarding?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>Orientation is the first 1 to 5 days: welcome, paperwork, introductions, security training. Onboarding is the full 90-day process that includes orientation plus role enablement, productivity ramp, and integration into the team.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\n\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>Who should own the employee onboarding process?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>The hiring manager owns it end to end. HR owns paperwork and the orientation logistics. IT owns provisioning. A peer-level buddy owns the informal \"stupid questions\" channel. Failures happen when ownership is unclear or HR is treated as the sole owner.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\n\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>What should be in the first week of onboarding?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>Day 1: welcome, team intro, manager lunch, IT setup, handbook. Days 2 to 5: structured intros to cross-functional teams, product or service walkthrough, customer or user context, end-of-week check-in. No major deliverables in week 1, the goal is context, not output.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\n\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>What is the 30-60-90 day onboarding plan?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>A common framework that maps the first 90 days into three windows: 30 days for learning the role and team, 60 days for owning small deliverables with support, 90 days for full role ownership and a formal review. The structure is useful as a planning skeleton; the specifics should match the role.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\n\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>How do you onboard remote employees?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>The same 7 stages apply, with extra effort on relationship-building. Ship hardware 5+ days early, schedule more 1:1 video calls in week 1, pair the new hire with a remote-friendly buddy, and over-invest in the cross-functional intros that happen automatically in an office.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\n\u003C\u002Fsection>\n\n","blog\u002Fblog\u002Femployee-onboarding-process.md",2400,1350,{"text":106},"10 min read",{"title":108,"author":109,"authorImage":8,"authorProfile":110,"coverImg":111,"coverImgAlt":112,"createdAt":113,"description":114,"featured":14,"jsonld":115,"keywords":116,"metaDescription":117,"metaImage":118,"metaTitle":119,"publishedAt":120,"slug":121,"updatedAt":113,"__hash__":122,"body":123,"id":124,"coverImgWidth":34,"coverImgHeight":35,"readingStats":125},"Why and When Should I Use a Form Builder?","Vivek Badani","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fvivek--badani\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fwhy_and_when_should_i_use_a_form_builder_hero_4e5710ffbd.png","Hero image for blog title why and when should I use a html form builder","2024-04-07T10:04:55.019Z","Forms enable you to scale your data accumulation and make it extensively faster and simpler, but also play a huge role in streamlining your business operations. How? By allowing your audience to enter relevant data rather than collecting it from them, you eliminate a great chunk of the hassle caused by repeated mundane tasks.",[],"why use online form builder, reasons to use online form builder, using html form builder","Explore the advantages of online form builders for your business. Use Formester to enhance customer engagement & streamline operations!",[],"Why And When To Use A Form Builder? | Benefits of Formester","2022-11-10T07:23:29.651Z","why-and-when-should-i-use-a-form-builder","qp2E0fvrXuCw-xw8rI5oHaqKtt3uP_8YWSlTGny2UQg","\nForms enable you to scale your data accumulation and make it\nextensively faster and simpler, but also play a huge role in streamlining your\nbusiness operations. How? By allowing your audience to enter relevant data\nrather than collecting it from them, you eliminate a great chunk of the hassle\ncaused by repeated mundane tasks.\n\n![Illustration for \"why and when should I use a form builder?\"](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fwhy_and_when_should_i_use_a_form_builder_hero_87646c2f7a.png 'Illustration for \"why and when should I use a form builder?\"')\n\nNo matter which part of the business you work in, you always need to collect data. In order to extract insights, you need to organize it in a meaningful way. Manually collecting data is too cumbersome to scale, so we have forms that streamline the process. As you need to conduct surveys, generate leads, onboard customers, accept applications, collect employee data and perform a whole lot of similar tasks to run a business – online forms are something you cannot do efficiently without.\n\nNot only do online forms enable you to scale your data accumulation and make it extensively faster and simpler, but also play a huge role in streamlining your business operations. How? By allowing your audience to enter relevant data rather than collecting it from them, you eliminate a great chunk of the hassle caused by repeated mundane tasks.\n\nOn the other hand, using online forms is by far the most secure, reliable, and easiest way to perform a variety of business functions. Your respondents can be assured of not losing their personal data and you get it served in a sophisticated way. Here’s where [online form builders](\u002Fblog\u002Fbest-online-form-builders\u002F) come in. You definitely don’t want to (and don’t need to) spend hours and days coding a web form.\n\nIn this blog, we will discuss how a comprehensive online form builder can help you and your business simplify mundane tasks. From the numerous ways, online forms can transform your business to the steps for getting started – stick around as we dive deep into why and when you should use a form builder.\n\n## What is a Form Builder?\n\nA form-building tool allows users to create online forms and either share them with their audience directly or embed them on a website. More importantly, a form builder provides you with a drag-and-drop interface for building your online forms. Hence, you can curate the structure and design of the form as per your requirements.\n\nThe best part about using such tools is that you don’t need to write a single line of code. Even if you want to embed the form into your website, the form builder will provide a source link to copy and paste in your website code. It’s as easy as it sounds!\n\nHere are some of the core features that you can expect a [comprehensive online form builder](\u002F) to have:\n\n- Allows creating web forms quickly and delivers collected data in an organized format\n- Notifies admin in case of form fill-up\n- Provides the option to embed forms without any technical challenges\n- Responds to the user (if they opt) in case of successful form submission\n- Displays all the form responses and relevant information on a single dashboard\n- Allows admin to download form responses in CSV or pdf format\n- Allows sharing the form creation and editing access with co-workers\n- [Allows you to create single-page as well as multi-page forms ](\u002Fblog\u002Fsingle-page-vs-multi-page-forms\u002F)\n\n## Why Do You Need a Form Builder? Top 5 Benefits\n\nWe saw what a form builder is along with the core features you can expect. Let’s now take a look at the major reasons why you need a form builder. Here are the top benefits of an online form builder:\n\n1. Easy form creation: First things first, creating forms without form-building tools is a mammoth task. Not to forget - the loss of flexibility. Without a drag-and-drop tool for building forms the way you like, only a developer can create forms - that too will take much longer than you can think of.\n2. Enable customization: Curate your form the way you want in terms of structure, type of form fields, data to be collected, design, graphics, submission button redirection, fonts, colors – whatever it takes to appeal to the respondents and accomplish the form’s objective.\n3. Enable you to gather accurate data: The most crucial benefit of using online form-building tools is the accuracy and efficiency of collecting the data. Not only is it super-easy for you to accumulate data from your audience, but you also get it in an organized way, making your job even simpler.\n4. Allow easy sharing: Whether you are sharing your form as a standalone form or embedding it to your website – sharing with your audience is a matter of just a single click.\n5. Help you personalize user experience: Using features like conditional logic, you can create forms that personalize the user experience based on the user inputs. This significantly improves the end-user experience and hence boosts the response rate.\n\n## Applications of a Form Builder\n\nThe potential users of an [easy HTML form builder](\u002F) are infinite. From marketers to salespeople, recruiters, executives, students, teachers, small business owners, and numerous other professionals might need it usually. While there are a lot of use cases for online forms and form-building tools, here are the most prominent applications.\n\n### \\#1 Lead Generation\n\nOne of the primary applications of online forms actually used by most businesses is lead generation forms. [74% of companies use web forms for lead generation, with 49.7% stating their online forms are their highest converting lead generation tool.](https:\u002F\u002Fwpforms.com\u002Fonline-form-statistics-facts\u002F)\n\nWhenever someone from your target audience visits your website, you ideally want them to leave their contact details such as name, email address, phone number, and business name. Most websites, especially in the B2B space have a lead generation form embedded. The data collected by leads are organized and stored in a sophisticated manner.\n\n### \\#2 Client Onboarding\n\nClient onboarding in the case of B2B businesses is done through a form that can be shared as a standalone form or embedded on the website. In most cases, a basic questionnaire is put up as an online form. This helps organizations to maintain their CRM and cater to clients’ requirements seamlessly.\n\n### \\#3 Recruitment\n\nRecruiters and HR teams need candidates as well as employees to share different details, and this happens usually. Online forms are extensively used in the recruitment process. Right from sourcing candidates to onboarding them – candidates are expected to fill out multiple forms along the journey. Additionally, work experience and culture review forms are filled out by employees.\n\n### \\#4 Purchase Checkout \n\nWhile buying any products or services online, customers must fill in their financial details to pay and checkout. For example - in e-commerce websites, event-booking platforms, travel, hospitality, and more – these use cases cannot function without forms.\n\n### \\#5 Customer Support\n\nTo raise a support ticket, customers are required to fill up the form in the support\u002F customer service section of a business’s website. The data collected tells the support team about the issue and helps them connect back with the customer with the right solution in order to ensure a quality customer experience.\n\n**\\\nNote** - [45% of form data is submitted on a mobile device](https:\u002F\u002Fwpforms.com\u002Fonline-form-statistics-facts\u002F), hence the user experience of your online forms is key to higher conversions and collecting accurate data.\n\n## Summing Up\n\nAlmost every business, institution, and organization regardless of its domain requires online forms for streamlined data collection. Innovations in features and data analysis techniques have made it easy to accumulate data and quickly extract insights to make further decisions. An online form builder makes all of it possible by making it extremely easy for users to create, share, and access forms and responses that follow.\n\nIf you’re looking to convert your website visitors into leads and customers, you’re at the right place. With Formester’s no-code drag-and-drop form building experience, it’s now easier than ever to streamline your business growth.\n\nPro tip - [Don't let anonymous visitors slip through the cracks! Use Formester to turn them into leads](https:\u002F\u002Fapp.formester.com\u002Fusers\u002Fsign_up)\n\n","blog\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-and-when-should-i-use-a-form-builder.md",{"text":126},"7 min read",{"title":128,"author":7,"authorImage":8,"authorProfile":9,"coverImg":129,"coverImgAlt":130,"createdAt":131,"description":132,"featured":14,"jsonld":133,"keywords":134,"metaDescription":135,"metaImage":136,"metaTitle":158,"publishedAt":159,"slug":160,"updatedAt":161,"__hash__":162,"body":163,"id":164,"coverImgWidth":34,"coverImgHeight":35,"readingStats":165},"How to integrate Google SMTP with Formester","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_f0becf706e.png","How to integrate Google SMTP with formester","2024-04-07T10:04:43.391Z","This guide helps you configure SMTP settings for Gmail SMTP on Formester. You can then start sending all emails through your personalized emails and receive responses directly in your inbox",[],"smtp, google smtp, google smtp integration, google smtp credentials","Learn how to use the Gmail SMTP server to send mail with Formester. This guide will show you how to integrate Gmail SMTP server and use it to send mail.",[137,140,143,146,149,152,155],{"id":138,"imageURL":139},104,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_home_screen_55886aa333.png",{"id":141,"imageURL":142},105,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_security_option_1575cd5045.png",{"id":144,"imageURL":145},110,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_sign_app_account_431717dbfe.png",{"id":147,"imageURL":148},106,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_dropdown_option_179308c4db.png",{"id":150,"imageURL":151},109,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_generate_account_1959ad50ab.png",{"id":153,"imageURL":154},107,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_app_password_eb0817b3fb.png",{"id":156,"imageURL":157},108,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Ftest_credentails_36bf4ac0a6.png","How To Integrate Google SMTP With Formester To Send Mails?","2022-12-19T04:14:23.956Z","how-to-integrate-google-smtp-with-formester","2025-01-27T04:14:43.052Z","75UZfcUInAWsv35mdRUCKE6I_ZrTRLMD2GmwxlSKrvM","\u003Ciframe width=\"813\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FTrx2y69O-4Y?si=fgWc7BChHaOwLVXw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\n**Step 1:** [Visit ](https:\u002F\u002Fmyaccount.google.com\u002Fu\u002F1\u002F?hl=en&utm_source=OGB&utm_medium=act \"Google Login Account\") and login to your Google Account\n\n![Login to your google account](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_home_screen_f9be8032d3.png \"Login to your google account\")\n\n**Step 2:** Click on the security option and scroll down to open the App password\n\n![Click on the security option from the menu](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_security_option_7b620fa8c0.png \"Click on the security option from the menu\")\n\n![Scroll down and click on App password](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_sign_app_account_d9c9f17d80.png \"Scroll down and click on App password\")\n\n**Step 3:** Create an app for your SMTP by selecting Other from the dropdown options\n\n![Click on the dropdown menu and select other from the option](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_dropdown_option_29be16a12c.png \"Click on the dropdown menu and select other from the option\")\n\n**Step 4:** Enter a name for your app and click on generate to generate a 16-digit app password\n\n![Enter an app name and click on generate button](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_generate_account_a16e1d0be1.png \"Enter an app name and click on generate button\")\n\n**Step 5:** You will get a 16-digit auto-generated password, keep it safe as you won’t be able to see it again\n\n![Save your 16-digit app password](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fhow_to_integrate_google_smtp_with_formester_app_password_4769681631.png \"Save your 16-digit app password\")\n\n**Step 6:** Final step, check your integration credentials with [Formester](https:\u002F\u002Fapp.formester.com\u002Fusers\u002Fsign_in \"Formester\") to verify if it’s working or not,\n\n**Login to your account -> select a form -> Click on SMTP Integration from the top -> Click on Add Account**\n\n![Visit Formester's SMTP Integration section add a new account and test it](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Ftest_credentails_417879d622.png \"Visit Formester's SMTP Integration section add a new account and test it\")\n\n```\nFill in the required fiels as mentioned below:\n* Name – Can be anything of your choice  \n* SMTP server - smtp.gmail.com\n* Port - 587  ( Some users may have different ports do checkout other ports as well 25\u002F465\u002F587\u002F2525)\n* Username - Your Gmail Id\n* Password - 16-digit app password\n* From email – Your Gmail Id\n```\n\nAdd your credentials and click on three dots at the end of the mail account and select the Test option. Wait for a few seconds for the result.\n","blog\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-integrate-google-smtp-with-formester.md",{"text":166},"2 min read",{"title":168,"author":169,"authorImage":8,"authorProfile":170,"coverImg":171,"coverImgAlt":172,"createdAt":173,"description":174,"featured":14,"jsonld":175,"keywords":176,"metaDescription":177,"metaImage":178,"metaTitle":203,"publishedAt":204,"slug":205,"updatedAt":206,"__hash__":207,"body":208,"id":209,"coverImgWidth":34,"coverImgHeight":210,"readingStats":211},"Single Page Forms vs Multi Page Forms: Optimise User Experience","Piyush Singhania","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fpiyushsinghaniya\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_6e3ca6eb3f.png","Cover image for the blog, \"single page form vs multi page form\"","2024-04-07T10:04:48.261Z","Do you need a single-page form or a multi-page form? There has been much debate about which provides a better user experience. However, the answer may not be so definitive. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. Deciding which is most appropriate depends on the context of your form.",[],"single page form, single page, multi page, one page form, one page, single page vs multi page, single page form, multi page form, single page form vs multi page form, single page vs multi page forms","Compare both form layouts: single page vs multi page forms. Formester's blog guides your choice for an optimized user experience.",[179,182,185,188,191,194,197,200],{"id":180,"imageURL":181},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_9420281900.png",{"id":183,"imageURL":184},131,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_easy_to_edit_0060bc8508.svg",{"id":186,"imageURL":187},132,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_less_loading_time_9e586e073a.svg",{"id":189,"imageURL":190},134,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_less_overwhelming_9f56b0156a.svg",{"id":192,"imageURL":193},137,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_similar_questions_e973fa3f3e.svg",{"id":195,"imageURL":196},136,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_toggle_form_type_a7e2c75ba0.png",{"id":198,"imageURL":199},135,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_multiple_page_form_fb0647918e.png",{"id":201,"imageURL":202},133,"https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_multi_page_form_example_2dbf93d084.png","Single Page vs Multi Page Forms: Pick the Right Form Layout!","2022-05-15T00:00:00.000Z","single-page-vs-multi-page-forms","2024-06-10T01:32:35.064Z","zotjIdNDFAMerGGibd7HptQHL4njAS-A0b9V759FN8w","Do you need a single-page form or a multi-page form? There has been\nmuch debate about which provides a better user experience. However, the answer\nmay not be so definitive. There are advantages and disadvantages to both.\nDeciding which is most appropriate depends on the context of your form.\n\n![Illustration of Single Page vs Multi Page Forms](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_7ffb3d8146.png 'Illustration of Single Page vs Multi Page Forms')\n\n## Single Page Form\n\n**Easy to edit fields** - Single page forms, also known as one page forms are easy to edit as the data is not spread into multiple pages. And navigating to the field you want to edit is easier. All you need is to scroll up to the field. While in multi page forms one has to navigate back and forth to edit fields.\n\n![Scroll up to edit in single-page form while use prev button to edit in mulit-page form](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_easy_to_edit_58298ecf00.svg 'Scroll up to edit in single-page form while use prev button to edit in mulit-page form')\n\nFor forms that contain interrelated fields, it’s advisable to use single-page forms. It will make it much easier to edit and change.\n\nAlso, people tend to change or update entries for fields that take input based on personal preference, and when we have a form that contains such fields, then it’s good to go with single page forms.\n\nFor example - It’s less likely that one will change their name or dob, whereas fields like quantity or size are more likely to be updated by the user.\n\n**Taking the single type of information** - When you have to take a single type of information in your form then it’s good to use a single-page form. This also gives the user complete transparency about what you will be asking them.\n\n**Less loading time** - In the case of single page forms, only one page needs to be loaded, whereas for multiple page forms slow loading pages can lead to loss of customers.\n\n![Multi-page form taking longer time to load then single-page form](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_less_loading_time_3de186e0b8.svg 'Multi-page form taking longer time to load then single-page form')\n\nIn formester, in the case of multi-page forms, we use the component-based approach, i.e. we load the entire form at a time and then break it into multiple pages. So on the user end, switching between pages is seamless and this problem doesn’t persist in our case.\n\n## Multi Page Form\n\n**Less overwhelming** - Many times when you open up a URL to fill up a form and unlike your expectation, you find it [quite long and daunting](\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-reduce-web-form-abandonment-rate-with-single-page-forms\u002F) at the first glance, then it's more likely that you will not even start with it. And that’s the case with long single-page forms.\n\nHere, [Multi Page forms](\u002Ftemplates\u002Fcourse-registration-form-1826\u002F) come as a savior. One can easily spread the different questions and form elements over multiple pages and this will help the form look less overwhelming.\n\n![Single-page form looking more overwhelming then multi-page form](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_less_overwhelming_1088d3dedf.svg 'Single-page form looking more overwhelming then multi-page form')\n\n**Good for reasonably long form** - When the form is reasonably long with a lot of questions and elements then it is good to use a multi-page form. As we have discussed that Multi Page form helps in spreading the questions over multiple pages, this will help in combating such long forms.\n\n**Helps in grouping similar questions**- With a multi-page form, one can group questions under similar topic clusters. One can break the form into different pages, with each page containing similar types of questions.\n\n![Multi-page form with similar questions grouped together](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_similar_questions_de7cad9494.svg 'Multi-page form with similar questions grouped together')\n\nThis will enhance the user experience and will help users to fill out forms faster and in a more engaging way.\n\n**Length**- Having a progress bar on a multi-page form allows the customer to know their progress along the process of filling out the form. It gives an overview of the overall form length and also helps in proper navigation. Having quite a few pages where you might only be asking single questions can sometimes intimidate users due to the overall length.\n\n## Single Page and Multi Page Forms in Formester\n\n[Formester](\u002F) allows you to switch between different types of forms with just a click.\n\n![Formester form builder showing toggle button to switch between form types](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_toggle_form_type_58ab141a88.png 'Formester form builder showing toggle button to switch between form types')\n\nThe default setting for any form is a single-page form which you can switch to a multi-page form by clicking the `single question per page` button under the advanced settings. You will now have a multi-page form.\n\n![Formester is being used to create a multi-page form](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_multiple_page_form_5e3f3c7b88.png 'Formester is being used to create a multi-page form')\n\nWhen it’s ready you can either preview or publish it directly, and your form will be ready. It will have different questions on different pages, along with a progress bar to indicate to the users about the overall form length and how much they have covered till now.\n\n![Formester multi-page form with progress bar](https:\u002F\u002Fformester-strapi.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fsingle_page_vs_multi_page_forms_multi_page_form_example_76bab8d067.png 'Formester multi-page form with progress bar')\n\nThe decision to use either a single-page form or a multi-page form varies from the need of business to business. Single page forms may work better for some users and multi page forms may be a better option for others.\n\nI hope you find this helpful, and now, after knowing the benefits and shortcomings of both you can make a better selection.\n","blog\u002Fblog\u002Fsingle-page-vs-multi-page-forms.md",631,{"text":212},"5 min read",1788363429976]