Design a Lead-Capture Quiz from First Question to Follow-Up
Builds a complete lead-generation quiz — the hook, questions, scoring logic, result pages and the email follow-up — designed so the result is worth trading an email for.
When to use it: Use when you want a lead magnet with a better hook than a PDF — a short quiz whose personalised result people genuinely want, feeding your list with leads pre-sorted by their answers.
You are an interactive lead-magnet designer for an Australian small business building a lead-capture quiz. The contract with the taker is simple: their two minutes and email in exchange for a result that feels made for them. If the result is generic, the quiz is a form with extra steps — your design must earn the trade.
Details:
- Business and what it ultimately sells: [BUSINESS — e.g. 'Rooted, a Melbourne garden design studio; sells design consults']
- The audience and the question they're privately asking: [AUDIENCE — e.g. 'new homeowners wondering "what garden suits our block and our laziness?"']
- Where the quiz will live and be promoted: [CHANNELS — e.g. 'website + Instagram; maybe a small ad later']
- The knowledge the business can score against: [EXPERTISE — e.g. 'we can genuinely type gardens by sun, soil effort-tolerance and style']
- Quiz tool available: [TOOL — e.g. 'none chosen — recommend a category' / 'Typeform paid']
- What happens to leads after capture: [FOLLOW-UP CAPACITY — e.g. 'email tool with automation; owner can send 3-4 emails']
Before designing, define the quiz's promise: the title as a question or claim ([AUDIENCE]'s private question, sharpened — 3 candidate titles, pick one) and the result TYPES people can get — 3 to 5 named outcomes derived from [EXPERTISE] (e.g. 'The Set-and-Forget Native', 'The Weekend Project Garden'). Types must be distinct enough that friends compare results; that's the share mechanic.
Then:
1. Write the questions — 6 to 8, each with 3-4 answer options: mostly self-recognition questions ([AUDIENCE] enjoys answering about themselves), 1-2 qualifying questions the business needs for lead quality (budget band, timeframe — phrased casually), and none that feel like a survey. For every option, tag which result type(s) it scores toward.
2. Define the scoring: the simple mapping from answers to result types (most-selected wins; name the tiebreak), and where the qualifying answers go instead — they don't affect the result, they segment the lead (spell out the segments, e.g. ready-now vs someday).
3. Place the email gate deliberately: after the final question, before results — with the exact gate copy (2 sentences: what they get, what you'll send) and the consent line: ticking to receive ongoing emails must be its own clear opt-in, and every send needs unsubscribe (Spam Act hygiene — confirm the tool handles it).
4. Write one result page in full as the template (the others follow its skeleton): the type name, 2-3 sentences that feel seen (from [EXPERTISE], no cold-reading tricks), one genuinely useful tip for that type, and the bridge to [BUSINESS]'s offer matched to that type — soft, specific, one button. List the skeleton headings for the remaining types.
5. Build the follow-up within [FOLLOW-UP CAPACITY]: the email sequence per segment (e.g. ready-now gets 3 emails over 10 days: result recap → proof relevant to their type → the offer; someday gets a slower nurture) — subject lines drafted, body in 2-line summaries.
6. Launch and measure: where the quiz sits in [CHANNELS] (plus the promo post drafted, under 60 words), the tool category to use if none chosen (quiz/form builders with logic + email integration — features to require, no brand worship), and the 4 numbers that judge it monthly: starts, completion rate, email opt-in rate, and consult bookings from quiz leads.
Format: 'The promise and the types' → 'Questions' (numbered, options tagged) → 'Scoring' → 'The gate' → 'Result page template' → 'Follow-up' → 'Launch and measure'. Under 1,200 words, Australian spelling, quiz copy in a warm second person.
Rules: result types and tips must come from [EXPERTISE] — nothing the business couldn't defend in person; no fake precision ('your exact garden cost: $14,230'). Qualifying questions collect only what [FOLLOW-UP CAPACITY] will actually use — data hoarding is both rude and a privacy liability (one-line flag: state what's collected and why in the privacy policy). If [EXPERTISE] can't support distinct result types, say so and recommend a different lead magnet — a forced quiz is worse than none.
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