The Landing Page Bible

Adler’s argument is a good one. Landing pages, whether they are the result of a click from a PPC campaign, an email blast, printed advertisements, or other sources, need to be written and rewritten, designed and redesigned, all based on significant analytics and testing of their conversion and ROI. A good landing page can stand on its own and be tweaked ad infinitum to achieve its desired goal. Even if it passes traffic directly to the main website, the initial page a potential customer sees needs to do a good enough job of selling the product or service to convince the customer not to immediately go elsewhere, or “bounce”.

Convinced yet? If so, it’s time to take Cisco’s advice on building the best landing page possible. Cisco is an expert in landing page design, providing optimization services to clients through his firm Adler Interactive. Prior to founding his company, he was vice president of marketing and communications for Belmont Abbey College. During his tenure he completely rebuilt Belmont Abbey’s online initiatives. He has developed landing page strategies for companies throughout numerous industries and is a passionate believer in the value of high performance landing pages.

The number one thing to remember, according to the book, is to STAY FOCUSED. The landing page’s headlines, imagery, and copy should all focus on the single most important benefit the user can receive by purchasing the product or service you’re advertising. Beyond that, you should also address your writing to a single person. Don’t focus on a group of users; instead, have a one-way conversation with the exact person reading your page, to convince them to make a purchase. From there, make sure your page addresses common objections to purchase, backs up its claims with statistics and facts, and avoids hype.

Once you have the landing page designed and written, read back through and then get it out there! According to Cisco, “If good is the enemy of great, then perfection is the enemy of online marketing.” You can spend hours tweaking the copy, changing the image, and playing with position and color. But the longer it takes to publish the page, the more sales you are losing. The maneuverability of a single landing page allows it to be tweaked as needed after you publish it.

What other nuggets can you glean from the book?

1. How to organize your bullet points
2. How to increase the number of visitors that submit your landing pages’ forms
3. What to put under your form’s button
4. How to choose an image that conveys your message, instead of distracting from it

The best part is that the book also gives more cutting-edge ways to improve your landing pages. Cisco effectively discusses the use of video, prospect segmentation, content creation, and testing strategies. A bonus section at the end of the book gives you 5 Ways to Improve ROI.

Overall, “The Landing Page Bible” is an easy read, with a topic that is both well-covered and clearly explained. Cisco leaves you with the enthusiasm that you CAN actually increase your conversion rate, and a roadmap for finding the sweet spot on your landing page design. For those who don’t wish to handle landing page optimization in-house, Cisco’s firm Adler Interactive offers landing page optimization services to help you increase lead generation and conversion rates.

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