$(document).ready(function() { 
				var options = { 
					target:        '#alert',
					beforeSubmit:  showRequest,
					success:       showResponse
					}; 
				$('#contactForm').ajaxForm(options); 
				}); 
					function showRequest(formData, jqForm, options) { 
						var queryString = $.param(formData); 
						return true; 
						} 
					function showResponse(responseText, statusText)  {  
				} 
				$.fn.clearForm = function() {
					  return this.each(function() {
						var type = this.type, tag = this.tagName.toLowerCase();
						if (tag == 'form')
						  return $(':input',this).clearForm();
						if (type == 'text' || type == 'password' || tag == 'textarea')
						  this.value = '';
						else if (type == 'checkbox' || type == 'radio')
						  this.checked = false;
						else if (tag == 'select')
						  this.selectedIndex = -1;
			  });
			};