{"id":26038,"date":"2022-01-02T23:06:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T20:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=26038"},"modified":"2022-01-06T18:48:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T15:48:46","slug":"6-practices-that-destroy-your-landing-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/6-practices-that-destroy-your-landing-page\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Practices That Destroy Your Website\u2019s Landing Page\u2014Find Out What They Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dribbble.com\/users\/427857\/screenshots\/13788366\/showcase_3.png\" alt=\"6 \u0645\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633\u0627\u062a \u062a\u062f\u0645\u0631 \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0628\u0648\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0635\u0629 \u0628\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639\u0643\" width=\"624\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0642\u062f \u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d8%a3%d9%87%d9%85-7-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%b3%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b7\/\">\u0635\u0641\u062d\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0628\u0648\u0637<\/a> They\u2019re among the most important pages on your website. When the design and functionality are done right,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> they can turn visitors into leads and collect their contact information for future marketing efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">However, there are a few things many business owners do with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d8%a7%d9%87%d9%85-%d8%ae%d8%af%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%87%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b7-%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%af%d8%a9\/\">\u0635\u0641\u062d\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0628\u0648\u0637<\/a> \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0635\u0629 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">their website that end up wasting their efforts. Take a look at these common mistakes people make on <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">landing pages and how you can avoid them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Including navigation elements on the landing page<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The sole focus of the landing page is to encourage users to engage with the main<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> call to action (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Call_to_action_(marketing)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTA<\/a>), which is to fill out the form. There should be no clickable elements<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> other than the form for users to submit their information and perhaps one additional element to help encourage<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> users to take this step (such as a play button for a video).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">By not hiding the navigation on the landing page, you give visitors the chance to leave without taking <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The next step. Remember to hide the navigation on your website across all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d9%86%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a6%d8%ad-%d9%87%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%a9-%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%87%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b7-%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%ad%d8%a9\/\">\u0635\u0641\u062d\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0628\u0648\u0637<\/a> \u060c \u0628\u062d\u064a\u062b \u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Make the action they need to take clear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You may also be interested in:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/what-makes-a-great-logo-design\/\">What Makes a Great Logo Design? \ud83d\udc4c<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Too much content<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Another common mistake people make on landing pages is including too much content. Usually, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">website content is scanned rather than read, and when you include dense blocks of content on a landing page,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> visitors will feel overwhelmed, be unsure what you want them to do next, and leave the landing page altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">We understand the desire to include as much information as possible on these pages, but less is more. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0629.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Include action-oriented content that highlights the key benefits users will receive once they<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> complete your primary CTA (more on this in the next point), and explain how easy it is to access these benefits. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Finally, make sure this content is easy to scan by breaking it up with headings, bullet points, and other text treatments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">An unclear value proposition<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">On average, you have three seconds or less to convince visitors that your webpage is worth exploring further.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> That\u2019s why crafting a clear value proposition is essential for a landing page, and it should consist of words<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> that communicate the value of your page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">When writing the copy for your landing page, ask yourself whether it includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-\u0639\u0646\u0627\u0648\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u0642\u0646\u0639\u0629 \u062a\u0628\u0631\u0632 \u0648\u062a\u0628\u0631\u0632 \u0641\u0648\u0627\u0626\u062f \u0646\u0634\u0627\u0637\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0631\u064a \u0623\u0648 \u0645\u0646\u062a\u062c\u0643 \u0623\u0648 \u062e\u062f\u0645\u062a\u0643 \u0623\u0648 \u0623\u064a\u064b\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0627 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u0645\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Subheadings that go into more detail<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Action-driven calls to action that are hard to miss (more on this later)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You may also be interested in:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/5-reasons-to-make-your-website-a-never-ending-project\/\">5 Reasons Why Launching Your Website Is a Project That Never Ends<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Slow loading times\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">As mentioned in the previous section, you have seconds to keep visitors interested in your website. This applies not only <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">to your content, but also\u2014especially\u2014to your page load time. Think about it: when was the<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> When was the last time you waited more than five seconds for a web page to load? Unless you were confirming an order, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">or you have the patience of a saint, you probably can\u2019t remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The more users leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a6%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%83-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a5%d9%86%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d9%87%d8%a8%d9%88\/\">\u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0628\u0648\u0637<\/a> early, the higher your website\u2019s bounce rate, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">which can affect your SEO. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to optimize your site\u2019s speed and make sure <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">it isn\u2019t a factor on your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Failing to build trust and credibility<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Sometimes, the missing piece is what stands between losing leads and turning them into proof of your authority and reputation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It\u2019s important to include a trust-building element on your landing page to show these users that you practice what you preach, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and deliver on your promise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Examples of these credibility elements include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Logos of other businesses you\u2019ve worked with<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Testimonials (written or video) from both customers and industry leaders<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-Screenshots of real customer posts on social media praising your company, service, or product<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-Business credentials or certifications<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-Links to positive press coverage or website reviews, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yelp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You may also be interested in:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/do-you-want-to-hire-a-web-development-company\/\">Looking to Hire a Web Development Company? 5 Things You Should Know<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">A hard-to-find call to action<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If calls to action are hard to find on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/create-a-successful-landing-page\/\">\u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0628\u0648\u0637<\/a> \u060c \u0641\u064a\u062c\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> make this the first thing you fix. Any button encouraging users to take action with you should be a bright color<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> that\u2019s hard to miss and stands out from your color palette. There should be a clear statement of what you want users to do<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Once visitors land on your page, if this blends in with the rest of the page, you\u2019ll lose a lot of conversions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Bottom line: Make your calls to action clear and visible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0648\u0636\u0639 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633\u0627\u062a &#8220;\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0648\u0623&#8221; \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u0639 \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0628\u0648\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u062f\u0645\u0629 \u060c \u064a\u062c\u0628 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0631\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> success from your landing page efforts. To learn more about landing pages and best practices,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u0627\u062a\u0635\u0644 \u0628\u0640 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">Start<\/a> \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0642\u062f \u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0628\u0648\u0637 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0641\u062d\u0627\u062a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639\u0643. \u0639\u0646\u062f\u0645\u0627 \u064a\u062a\u0645 \u062a\u0646\u0641\u064a\u0630 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0635\u0645\u064a\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0638\u0627\u0626\u0641 \u0628\u0634\u0643\u0644 \u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d \u060c \u0641\u0625\u0646\u0647 \u0633\u064a\u062a\u0645 \u062a\u062d\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0648\u0627\u0631 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u062a\u0648\u0642\u0639\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0645\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0645\u0627\u062a<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[25151,25155,14405,415,25154,14407,25152,25153],"class_list":["post-26038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-6------","tag-25155","tag-14405","tag-415","tag-25154","tag-14407","tag-25152","tag-25153"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}