Practical guides from the Gatedleads team on creating lead magnets, gating content and building an owned audience.
August 29, 2026
Inline gating shows some real content before the form; a squeeze page shows the form immediately. The setting is the same gate position number, just at zero or higher.
Read moreAugust 28, 2026
A squeeze page (gate everything upfront) usually converts a higher share of the people who reach it. A content upgrade (real preview, then gate) usually brings in more total leads from content-driven traffic, because it earns trust first.
Read moreAugust 25, 2026
Stan Store is built to sell things, digital products, courses, coaching calls. If all you need is one free resource that captures an email, a dedicated gating tool fits the job better than a storefront.
Read moreAugust 23, 2026
Notion and Google Docs sharing links don't support an email gate on their own. The easy fix is publishing the content as a gated page instead, or gating the page that reveals the doc's link.
Read moreAugust 21, 2026
If your CRM accepts an inbound webhook, you can send new leads to it directly with a plain JSON POST, no Zapier account or Zap in between.
Read moreAugust 20, 2026
The simplest way to require an email for a PDF is to stop hosting it on a public link. Upload it to a gated page instead: visitors see a preview, and the file unlocks after they give their email.
Read moreAugust 19, 2026
The usual lead magnet stack is a doc, a form tool, a Zap, and a spreadsheet, glued together and one broken link from failing silently. Here's what replaces the whole thing.
Read moreAugust 18, 2026
You don't need WordPress or a plugin to gate content. A standalone gated page with a built-in email form does the same job with no installs, no conflicts, and no PHP.
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