Landing Page Best Practices James Hipkin 415-505-0632
LP Best Practices Why its important? In addition to depressing response the following also diminishes goodwill: Hiding info I want Punishing me for not doing things your way Asking me for info you dont really need Shucking and jiving me Putting sizzle in my way Looking amateurish
LP Best Practices Why its important? In addition to improving response the following also improves goodwill: Know what people want to do and make it obvious and easy Tell me what I want to know Save me steps whenever you can Put effort into it Know what questions Im likely to have, and answer them
LP Best Practices ONE purpose persuade visitors to take a particular action or have a particular POV A Landing Page is not a web site
LP Best Practices The best landing pages answer three questions, in less than 5 seconds: What are you offering? Why would I care? What do I need to do?
Dont make it hard Communicate instantly that they have arrived at the correct destination Use landscape efciently Be clear and to the point
Dont make it hard The exception make it hard to leave Minimize / de-emphasize exit points
Am I in the right place? Goes to this
Am I in the right place? Not this
Use landscape efcientlyEye-tracking research by Eyetools, Inc. and thePoynter Institute denes the relative zones of onscreen attention. (Dark = most)
Use landscape efciently Use best practices template as a guide Beware of visual Primary area CTA noise Not everyone has broadband yet LP Secondary area Tertiary area must look good, and load quickly
Use landscape efciently The number of columns in your landing page will effect conversion rates
Clear and to the point The headline the most valuable asset on your page At the top Clear, sharp and easily scanned Instantly communicates the purpose of the page Grabs their attention, and Encourages viewers to stay
Clear and to the point Keep text uncluttered makes the page easy to scan Lots of heads, sub-heads and bullets Space, preferably white space, around text Stick to simple, easy to read fonts - Avoid light grey/purple/brown/red (anything but black and blue) fonts - Avoid white type on black backgrounds Use a larger font especially if the target is over 40
Clear and to the point Tell visitors, in the rst sentence, what they want to know Content takes the reader to the next stage Focused on the sites primary objective All major points above the fold Dont say too much or bounce around Make link destinations clear in the rst few words
Clear and to the point Primary CTA toward the top of the page Tell them what to do "Sign up" "Call now" "Order Now!" Multiple CTAs throughout the landing page above and below the fold
Buttons are your friends Buttons guide consumers to a desired action on a landing page Not This This Dodges LP confuses consumers with multiple Live Nation has just as many CTAs as Dodge, but CTAs and too many visual cues consumers know what to do, and how to do itFrom Marketing Sherpas Landing Page Guide
Final thought All this and $4 will get you a cup of coffee in San Francisco Assume nothing, test everything Small changes can have a big impact on conversion
Sample Site* Just the images required to support the campaign No animation What is Clear headline the offer Text is shortand to the point 19 * Not my work Multiple CTAswhat should they do
Sample Sites* Just the images required to support the campaign Clear headline 20 Text is shortand to the point What is the offer Multiple CTAswhat should they do* Not my work
Conclusion Focus on the primary objective everyone will benet Assess every element on its ability to impact the primary objective Dont make them work you have 5 seconds Test everything
