Chapter 2. Understanding Your Landing Pages

Begin with the end in mind.

Stephen R. Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

What is the purpose of your landing page?

This seems like a simple question. But the vast majority of us cannot answer it in a simple and cogent sentence.

Most of your websites and landing pages have become overgrown like a dense jungle. They have no clear purpose, and are instead a grab bag of unrelated tidbits—each one hoping to compete for visitors' attention.

Let's take a close look at what your landing pages are, and ask a series of questions about what they ought to be.

Landing Page Types

The landing page is the first page that a visitor lands on as a result of your traffic acquisition efforts.

Landing ...

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