Landing pages fail for the same handful of reasons, over and over. Here's the checklist we run before anything ships.
1. A headline that names the outcome, not the feature
Visitors skim. Your headline has about three seconds to answer "what's in it for me" — not "what does this product technically do."
2. A subhead that removes the obvious objection
Whatever hesitation is most common for your audience — price, complexity, trust — address it in one line directly under the headline.
3. One primary call to action, repeated
Every additional competing action (newsletter signup, secondary link, unrelated nav item) measurably drags down your primary conversion rate. Pick one goal per page and repeat the CTA at natural decision points.
4. Proof, placed early
Logos, testimonials, or numbers should show up well before the fold ends, not buried at the bottom after visitors have already decided to leave.
5. Friction-matched forms
Match form length to intent. A newsletter signup should ask for an email and nothing else. A high-ticket B2B form can justify a few more fields — but every field you add costs completion rate.
6. Mobile-first layout, not mobile-adapted
Design the mobile experience first. Desktop layouts that get "adapted" down to mobile almost always bury the CTA below multiple scrolls.
7. A reason to act now
Urgency doesn't have to mean fake countdown timers. Limited onboarding slots, seasonal relevance, or a clear next step all work — the point is removing "I'll do this later," which usually means never.
None of these are complicated on their own. The pages that convert are the ones that get all seven right at the same time.
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