As Dhiraj scanned through the menu, a flyer slipped out. It read “Happy hours on Beer- Flat 50% off (11 am -8 pm)”
Forget the menu, Beer Ordered. Conversion!
The menu is the homepage of the Restaurant and the flyer is the landing page. The offer may have been printed on the Menu (homepage) also, but
- The chances of it getting lost in other items were more.
- It is not realistic to reprint the menu each time for a new offer.
They are the top two reasons why landing pages are as popular as they are.
- Specific offer– No navigation links. No distractions. There is only one action to take, and that is conversion.
- Flexibility– It is easier and cost effective to create a landing page, rather than remodeling the website for the new offer every time.
We would possibly have ordered beer anyway, but a nice flyer with shiny mugs and a bold offer made the decision much quicker, practically a no-brainer.
That is the beauty of a landing page. It increases the chances of conversion substantially.
Let’s take another example – from education industry.
If you have two courses – an undergraduate and a postgraduate, would you offer both of them on one single page? You shouldn’t.
The target audience for both the courses is different, and so are their priorities and concerns; doesn’t it make sense to have separate landing pages for each too?
What has your experience been in using landing pages against home pages? I would love to hear your opinion.
Nicely written! This article will be very useful for PPC marketers.
Thanks Viju
Hi Haritham. Glad you liked it.
great and delicously refereshing illustration of what should be defacto process these days!
great analogy!
Thanks Leroy.
Glad you liked it Alex
Good enough to make you think twice !
Really enjoyed this article. The way you have provided difference between homepage and landing page has given me so much clarity. Thank you
Simple and Precise !! Good stuff 🙂
That’s True Viacheslav. More so for the ads.
Glad you liked it John.
He Robert. Sorry for replying late. You can use it on your website 🙂
Hey Michelle. Interesting point you’ve brought. If you cant see an offer on a website (and it is still valid) then i think the website has a navigational problem. It could easily afford an additional tabs “offers” like many ecommerce websites do. You can use topbars, popups etc to highlight the most popular offers as well.
Hey Tom. Great Insight. Taking it a step ahead i would say that a big signpost at the entrance is the ad, which tempts you to get into the Greens Bar and then the flyer which actually encourages the order. That being said i agree with your point, we would have ordered beer anyway. But maybe the restaurant has huge volumes with greater profit in the beer as compared to other beverages. But great addition, makes me think. Thanks.
Hey Rajat, Thanks for the information.
I was wondering why optin on my home page is not converting much, after reading this i have change the menu of my homage by hiding the main menu and just placed a Blog button.
Within 2 days of conversion i got 23% increase rate in optin, i just played with the menu structure and removed all the distractions.
Now further will be following the strategy of landing pages too.
For a proof you can check my website: http://www.danishwadhwa.com
Danish!
Great to hear Danish. Numbers don’t lie 🙂
Hello again. Nice page. You can try to tweak your call to action as well. Tell the visitors what will happen when they signup. What value will they get
Good Addition Rosi. Same here, trying to get the landing page rank in search results. Will let you know if we get lucky.
Great analogy!
It’s not even a discussion really. Landing pages are obviously designed with a specific call to action in mind and conversion is significantly higher. Marketing 101.