Hi Mark,

It looks great!  Nicely done.

This is going to sound cheezy, but hang with me here...

If I were you, I would get rid of the social buttons above Taylor's name and put a big red arrow in their place... seriously (that's just me though)
My reasoning is that those buttons are giving your website visitors a way out of signing up and that defeats the purpose of using a squeeze page.  Once they sign up and after they hear the music, then invite them to join you socially.  If they like the tune(s), they'll probably friend you  🙂

Secondly, and you can use this as your split test, but I'd take the player off of the top too.  Only because again, you are giving the visitor an out.  They'll listen and then their curiosity will be satisfied.  It's likely at that point, that less people will subscribe. 

But like I said, split test that to see if it proves the theory wrong, but you really want to take away any opportunity for the visitor to do something other than signing up or leaving.

Sounds harsh, but that's really how squeeze pages work.

One thing that is interesting though... and I think it will actually increase your sign-ups, is the fact that you are not asking for a name.  Generally speaking, the less info you ask for, the higher the conversion rate.  Your second split test can be with a name and see how it does.

Nice job.  It's simple, just like it should be.  🙂

Page looks great. I definitely agree with Steve. As a general rule, and links to other content will drop the conversion rate. I am only seeing this now. Looks like maybe you made some changes already. The only social links I see now are share links, which I personally like.

Looks like the player is down as well. I think that's a good call. There are instances where the player can bump conversions, but it can also hurt.

And FYI, the template in MMM is a template made for the masses. It's goal was to be effective but also satisfy the greatest number of people possible. I actually added a lot more design to it then I normally do, just because I knew musicians would freak out when they saw how plain and simple what I actually use is: http://johnomusic.net/

Point being, I have no problem at all with a custom squeeze page. I think they can help. Most important thing is the stats.

What is your current unique conversion rate?

One bit of advice... Make several versions of the same thing. Set the duplicates at "no index, no follow", and add unique web forms from aweber. Then use each squeeze page for one type of traffic. That way you will know which traffic source is converting best. That's an important factor. As an internet marketer you are probably already doing this... I just wanted to add it for everyone else.

Congrats on the growing mailing list. Next stop 1000.

John Oszajca said:

One bit of advice... Make several versions of the same thing. Set the duplicates at "no index, no follow", and add unique web forms from aweber. Then use each squeeze page for one type of traffic. That way you will know which traffic source is converting best. That's an important factor. As an internet marketer you are probably already doing this... I just wanted to add it for everyone else.
 

That is an absolutely priceless bit of advice, John.  It's awesome to be able to see exactly how each different traffic source converts.  Let's you know where to focus your efforts more or make improvements.  I'm going to start doing this right away.

19% is a good place to start, Mark!