ClickBar: Free call to action bar with scarcity timer

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Posted August 5, 2015 by Brett Rutecky in Uncategorized

One thing we should all know by now is that scarcity sells.

Anything with scarcity on it, be it a squeeze page, sales page, product review, anything will get more engagement if it has scarcity.  Because of this I decided I wanted to bring scarcity to my blog. So I started looking for a WordPress plugin that I could use to add a clickable call to action ‘bar’ on my site with a scarcity countdown time. Unfortunately I could not find one that was both done well and suited my needs. So I decided to create my own, and Click Bar was born.

Click Bar is 100% free to download and use. If you feel like your could use this plugin on your own WordPress blog please feel free to click the link below and get your copy as my gift to you. The only thing that I ask is that you do me a favor and click one of the social share buttons on the left hand side of this page and give me a Facebook like, Twitter tweet, or Google +1 (which ever you prefer)



A quick note about the reviews I do on this site. The product vendors give me access to their products for free in order for me to do my review. However I make no promises to them regarding the results of my tests or what I will write in my review. Should you click a link that takes you to a sales page for a paid product for sale this link will be an affiliate link and I will be paid a percentage of the sales price should you decide to invest in it.


About the Author

Brett Rutecky

Brett Rutecky is a full time online marketer, web developer, and entrepreneur. He has developed scores of Facebook apps, dozens of custom web sites and hundreds of scripts.

90 Comments


  1.  
    Jon Elkin

    Very cool plugin! I liked on Facebook and shared on Google+. Thanks for the free plugin and all your honest reviews.




    •  

      The think that people who buy IM products want upgrades and ongoing support long term but don’t want to pay a monthly fee ever.




      •  

        Scarcity is not a form of trickery if its real scarcity. Its only trickery if your lying to people. I dont lie to people when I do scarcity I say very clearly .. early action takes will get {extra bonus or discounted price} and when the time is up I remove the incentive. How can you be tricking people if your telling them it and if you stick by what you say?




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          Tom

          You are 100% Right. As Long as you do what you say and the end is the end then whatever you were offering is now gone then you proved your scarcity is real!! It is unfortunate that there are marketers out there that use it as a tool but never back it up! They are the ones that make people think it is just a TRICK ! They Just make themselves out as liars and will eventually lose the trust of those on their list and others.




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          Tom

          Hi Bret,
          Thank You for your Honest and Informative Reviews! Again, Thank You for the Free Clickbar Plugin, Very Cool! You are 100% Right about False Scarcity! As Long as you do what you say, and the end is the end, so whatever you were offering is now gone, then you proved your scarcity is real!! It is unfortunate that there are marketers out there that use it as a tool but never back it up! They are the ones that make people think it is just a TRICK ! They Just make themselves out as liars and will eventually lose the trust of those on their list and others. But also create a question in peoples minds anytime they see scarcity used and then some will really miss out on some awesome deal because they thought it was always a trick! Not fair to the prospective buyer!




  2.  
    Mel

    Hi Brett,

    Thank you for this plugin.




  3.  
    gil baller

    Brett,

    Thank you for the plugin. I liked it on Facebook.




  4.  
    kami

    Excellent plugin, thank you Brett for your generosity. have a great day..




  5.  
    Mark

    Gave you a Like and a + but this point have never tweeted and probably the only tweet I’ll make in this lifetime is when I expire. Thanks Brett.




  6.  
    Kellie R Crosby

    Thank you Brett,

    As always you give such tremdous value to all your followers and fans. I truly enjoy your reviews and products. =)




  7.  
    Michael

    You keep saying you are the most hated. I think you are great!

    Thank you so much for the plugin.




    •  

      Well its some of the other marketers that hate me .. slowly they are hating me less and moving towards tolerating me though (still not quite liking yet). Some of them really don’t like how I do my reviews.




      •  
        Shawn

        Well, too bad for them for you raising the bar on the quality IM products and trainings.

        I hope you continue to kill the fluff and deflate the hype for a long time to come.

        I always check your site for any IM product release, and if its not there, I try to apply your methods to determine if its a good product or not.

        Thanks for your great work!




  8.  
    Celia

    Thanks very much Brett! Posted on Facebook.




  9.  
    Alfred

    Thanks Brett!
    You’re the Best..
    Tweeted,
    Alfred




  10.  
    Michael Rytter

    Hey Brett!

    Thanks so much for this and everything else you do for your customers! I’ve been at this a long time, and have never encountered anyone quite like you!

    Mike




  11.  
    Gabriele

    Thanks, Brett, for a great and useful plugin. Getting a gift is a great way to start the weekend and I liked it on Facebook. Enjoy your weekend too.




  12.  
    Nieves

    Hi Brett. I like it and share it. Thanks!!!




  13.  
    Barbara Moss

    Thank you for the plug-in. It is much appreciated, as are your reviews which are refreshingly void of the hysteria that plagues so much of the writing on-line!




  14.  
    Tim

    Thank you Brett,

    Thank you for the plugin I liked it on Facebook and like to say thank you for your reviews great job.




  15.  
    nergis

    Thanks Brett, that’s a great gesture !




  16.  
    Richard

    You produce great stuff. Keep it up!




  17.  
    Ian Carter

    Another great offering from a soon-to-be-legendary marketer. Thank you, Brett. I’ve liked it on both G+ and Twitter.




  18.  
    Jerry

    Thanks, Brett! This will be extremely helpful.




  19.  
    Arild Folgero

    Super plugin thanks Brett!!




  20.  
    Coach Tony

    Thanks Brett,

    This is generous of you. All the best.

    Coach Tony




  21.  
    Mike

    Hi Brett,

    Very nice action bar. I will use on my new website. Thanks for the free gift. It is just in time for my birthday on the 15th, a few days before your. I wish you all the very best for the year ahead.




  22.  
    Sue Hanson

    Hey Brett, thanks for your generosity. This is a great plugin. I love your products. I own a couple. Have an awesome day!




  23.  
    Antonio

    Thank you very much Brett!




  24.  
    Lyle Reichenbach

    Brett thanx again for another sweet tool. As my kids would say “You’re the bomb!” 🙂




  25.  
    Hitesh

    Thanks Brett for this wonderful gift !

    Will definitely share it on social media.. Thanks again.




  26.  
    Jim Schaub

    This is great, Brett! You’re right, there are very few timer bars that work well. Thanks for providing a solid solution, and for all the value you provide!




  27.  
    Archie

    Thanks for the neat wp plugin. I am sure it will be useful.
    Can it be given away to sell other software, eg,Jack Jacker Gold?




  28.  
    Samuel D. Bates

    Very good asset to have. Great idea! Thank you Brett. Much appreciated.




  29.  
    Tim

    Awesome Brett, I appreciate it!
    I’ve added a Google plus!




  30.  
    Scott

    Thanks Brett, looks like a nice timer, as much as I hate those things I know they work!

    I appreciate your generosity!

    Scott




  31.  
    David

    Totally awesome, great thanks!




  32.  
    Brian W.

    Brett, thank you for the plugin and always great reviews. Got you covered on on three socials.




  33.  
    Bryan

    Great, thanks. G+ Happy Birthday




  34.  
    Paul

    Brilliant Brett,
    very generous of you!




  35.  
    Anise Parker

    Hi Brett,

    I really like the plugin and shared it on my FaceBook page. Thanks for sharing…

    Anise




  36.  
    Carlo Viana

    Thanks Brett for your genorosity. This is a helpful plugin. Like it on facebook and Google plus.




  37.  
    Larry

    Thanks for the plug in!




  38.  
    Ted

    Thanks for the free gift, very nice. Are you going to do a review of TubeLoot?




  39.  
    Trish

    Great plugin Brett, thanks for sharing with us. Have done the same.




  40.  
    Dave Sweney

    NIce tool, thanks for sharing this with us all…I have downloaded it and will use it! Cheers!




  41.  
    Colin

    Thanks Brett for this it will be most useful. The end time seems a bit unclear. When I set the date, say 14th Aug, does that mean it will finish at midnight eastern on the 14th? I know its free however its a pity we can’t set an actual time.




    •  

      It will end at midnight your server time. Im writing a more advanced version in the future. Keep in mind that this one was designed with my personal specs in mind (and I always end my promos at midnight).




  42.  
    Cipto

    Thanks a lot Brett. I




  43.  
    MFK

    What can I say? Thank you Brett for this awesome plugin.

    God Bless You.




  44.  
    Larry

    Hi Brett
    I like all your stuff easy to use and you demonstrate it

    Thanks for this Plugin and your reviews of Great value

    Good on ya mate!




  45.  
    Ully

    Hi Brett,
    I´m Ully from Germany – this plugin works great on german websites with the german letter, I can use it with WP Profit Builder and on WordPress multisite. What a great plugin!!!
    Thanks a lot !!!

    Ully




  46.  
    Phil

    Hi Brett

    Thanks for the plugin.Your reviews are awesome.

    I shall like with pleasure.

    Cheers
    Phil




  47.  
    Daniel

    Hey Brett, thank you very much for this great Plugin, it is very helpful!
    Very generous from your side. I already gave you likes on all the Platforms!

    Greetings, Daniel




  48.  
    Jac

    Hi Brett, another great software by you and another happy german user!! Thank you for the plugin. I liked it – of course!

    Tschüss Jac




  49.  
    Michael

    Thank you, Brett. Appreciate all you do, especially your reviews…




  50.  
    Scott

    Thanks for the plugin Brett. Is it possible to add this to your Jack Jacker Plugin? It would be cool to have an option to show a countdown timer like that on other people’s pages. Just a suggestion. Thanks again for this. Scott




  51.  
    Robert Githens

    Brett…thanks for the plugin…liked on FB and sent a Tweet.




  52.  
    BILL

    I have Been Looking For Something Like This For A very Long Time Thank You So Much




  53.  
    Patrick Barbanes

    Brett, thanks for the plugin – it’s awesome and easy to use! I’m actually using it right now on a page where I’M giving away my own plugin, WPCovers that I used to sell. (It’s an ebook cover creator.) If I can put the link here, you and anyone else can see your plugin in use – and feel free to download mine! : )

    {no links in comments please}




  54.  
    Jose

    Thank you for the plugin Brett, another great gift and sure to come in handy.




  55.  
    Randy

    Thank you Brett, i’m from malaysia..
    i like this plugin.. amazing…




  56.  
    Mohamed Fahmy

    Thank you Brett for your smart plugin. I always like & share your valuable posts as they deserve to be published, you don’t have to ask for that nice man!




  57.  
    Amit Biswas

    Thank you for the plugin. Love this




  58.  
    John Hill

    Thanks Brett, great plugin!
    As always, keep it up!




  59.  
    Jochen Marcus Löffler

    Thank you.




  60.  
    Hans R. Luginbuhl

    I think you finally turned my life around. I have been driving organic traffic to customers websites since 2004 and all the money i maid went right back out for more expenses on the latest traffic gimmick coming down the pick.
    Thanks
    Hans




  61.  
    Wayne

    Hi Brett,
    Thanks for the plugin. I bought the package.
    One question, how do I setup this plugin on my wordpress site. Sorry, I’m an newbie

    Thanks
    Wayne




    •  

      There are a lot of tutorials on Google that I think can help you. If you try searching for ‘how to install a WordPress plugin’ you should be able to find several as well as some good video tutorials.




  62.  
    Leonardo

    Hell Brett,
    I just buy the training throught your link, so how i get the plug in and the trainig ?




  63.  
    Blakeatl

    I’m not seeing a link for Clickbar either unless I’m missing something.
    Thanks for your tools though as I’ve tried some others.




  64.  
    Ron

    Hey Brett,

    Nice plugin works great. However it does not look like it is
    mobile compatible. It does not show the whole bar on
    mobile device.

    Not complaining just sayin.




  65.  
    Ron

    Okay Thank You for yout response.




  66.  
    james

    Thank you!!!!! =)




  67.  
    james

    Hi Brett,

    I’m a newbie, Do i need to install that software on my PC or Just directly open it on WordPress? thank you!




  68.  
    Hauwa

    Hi Brett,

    Thanks for the ClickBar Plugin. So sorry I could not give you any likes ’cause I am yet to get my head round Social.
    Thanks again.

    Remain blessed!




  69.  
    Saiful Nizam

    Hi Brett! I just downloaded the plugin. However it is not functioning. No calendar to select date and no countdown even I tried to just type the date format.




  70.  
    fobshop

    Frank O’Brien.

    I have just down loaded the plugin and I will download it later. Thank you for making it and giving me free access to it




  71.  
    fred

    Hi Brett !
    I don’t see any link ?





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