# Lead Magnets
Lead Magnets are resources that are usually given away for free in exchange for contact information and/or the permission to get back to the person who received access.
Lead Magnets are interesting because they raise awareness about you/your products/services, improve your reputation/credibility, etc. More importantly, lead magnets are a great way to get people to enter your sales funnel.
A few examples:
- A free PDF guide
- A free e-book
- A free checklist
- ...
Lead magnets are often offered in exchange for:
- Filling a form with email address, name, etc
- Liking/Resharing/Commenting a tweet/post
- Following someone
Lead magnets may be delivered in various ways:
- Email
- DM
- ...