Landing pages are specifically designed to convert website visitors to leads. They're like digital sales reps, working 24/7 to pitch your marketing offers and gather valuable information about your leads. Understanding the key elements of a high quality landing page will put you in the ranks of fellow inbound marketers who generate 2x the website conversions as non-inbound marketers. This class fits into the "Convert" stage of Inbound Methodology - we create landing pages to promote the benefits of our marketing offers. http://academy.hubspot.com/inbound-marketing-certification/convert/landing-pages

1. THE ANATOMY OF A
LANDING PAGE.
Inbound Certification Class #6

2. #INBOUND

3. 1 Landing pages and inbound marketing
2 How to build landing pages that convert visitors to leads
3 What great landing pages look like and how to analyze them
4 Key takeaways and resources
AGENDA

5. LANDING PAGES AND
INBOUND MARKETING.1

6. What is a landing page?

7. DEFINITION OF A
LANDING PAGE:
A website page specifically designed to convert visitors into leads.

8. Landing pages are your
digital sales reps.

9. Landing pages are
sales reps that work 24/7.

10. I’ll give you something
If you give me
something
How do landing
pages work?

11. Jot down on a piece of paper:
The last 3 times you submitted your
email address.
What did you get in return?
Were you satisfied?

12. How do
landing pages
technically work?

13. TECHNICAL DETAILS OF CONVERSIONS

14. TECHNICAL DETAILS OF CONVERSIONS

15. Landing pages are your
digital sales reps.

16. THE CONVERSION PROCESS

17. THE CONVERSION PROCESS
Landing Page

18. Landing Page
Call to Action
THE CONVERSION PROCESS

19. Landing Page
THE CONVERSION PROCESS

20. Landing Page
Thank You PageCall to Action
THE CONVERSION PROCESS

21. Why is it so important to the
Inbound Methodology to
convert visitors to leads?

22. Converting unknown visitors
to known leads provides you
the necessary information to
begin fostering a relationship.

23. Not having landing pages is like going on a blind date
and never asking for your date’s name.

24. Inbound concepts boost
website conversions:
Inbound marketers double
the average site conversion
rate of non-inbound marketers,
from 6% to 12% total.
2013 State of Inbound Marketing

25. 100 monthly visitors at 6% =
6 visitors converting to leads
NON-INBOUND MARKETERS INBOUND MARKETERS
100 monthly visitors at 12% =
12 visitors converting to leads
Website visitors
Website visitors converted to leads
Website visitors
Website visitors converted to leads
INBOUND MARKETING AND LANDING PAGES
Inbound Marketers on average generate 2x more leads than non-inbound marketers
2013 State of Inbound Marketing

26. IMPACT OF NUMBER OF LANDING PAGES ON
LEAD GENERATION
Landing pages
New
Leads
Index
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2013 State of Inbound Marketing

27. 55%increase in leads when increasing
landing pages from 10 to 15.
Marketers see a
2013 STATE OF INBOUND MARKETING

28. HOW TO BUILD LANDING
PAGES THAT CONVERT
VISITORS TO LEADS.2

29. Offer
ELEMENTS TO A HIGH QUALITY LANDING PAGE:
1
2
3
Buyer’s Journey
Buyer Personas
4 Landing page best practices

30. OFFERS1

31. DEFINITION OF AN OFFER:
A present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject
as so desired.

32. DEFINITION OF A
LANDING PAGE OFFER:
Something offered by an organization that has perceived value to website
visitors other than the core products or services the organization sells.

33. LANDING PAGES
AND OFFERS
GO TOGETHER LIKE
PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY.

34. OR

35. LANDING PAGES
AND OFFERS
GO TOGETHER LIKE
PEANUT BUTTER
AND BANANAS.
kthread

36. OR

37. LANDING PAGES
AND OFFERS
GO TOGETHER LIKE
PEANUT BUTTER
AND FLUFF.
kimberlykv

38. OR

39. LANDING PAGES
AND OFFERS
GO TOGETHER LIKE
PEANUT BUTTER
AND NUTELLA.

40. OFFERS
Above all else your landing
page and offer must be in
harmony with what your
persona is looking for based
on where they are in the
buyer’s journey.

41. BUYER’S JOURNEY2

42. Of purchase
decisions start with
a search engine.
71-89%
Brafton

43. These searchers are
looking for content/
information to solve a
problem or fulfill a
need — they are
typically not ready to
buy from you.
FLICKR USER ZAWZOME

44. 80% 16% 4%
LANDING PAGES AND THE BUYER’S JOURNEY
Website Visitors Website Visitors Website Visitors

45. 80/1,000 16/1,000 4/1,000
Website Visitors Website Visitors Website Visitors
LANDING PAGES AND THE BUYER’S JOURNEY

46. 80/1,000 16/1,000
48 qualified leads 2 qualified leads
4/1,000
50% of leads are qualified but not yet ready to buy.
(Source: Gleanster Research)

47. The businesses that are the
best educators will be the
most successful.
@MarkKilens

48. Reference your buyer’s journey guide.

49. BUYER PERSONAS3

50. LANDING PAGES & BUYER PERSONAS
The offer on your landing page is relevant
to your persona - not just a persona.
Persona Relevancy Factor
The offer on your landing page is irrelevant
to all personas.
Persona Irrelevancy Factor

51. FLICKR USER ZIMPENFISH
PERSONA RELEVANCY FACTOR
FLICKR USER HISGETT

52. PERSONA IRRELEVANCY FACTOR
FLICKR USER HISGETT

53. LANDING PAGE
BEST PRACTICES5

54. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines.
Remove navigation and all links.
Add social media share icons.
LANDING PAGE BEST PRACTICES
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video.
Add testimonials when relevant.
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible.
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer.
Use industry awards and recognition.

55. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your personas
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

56. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your personas
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

57. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

58. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

59. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

60. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

61. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

62. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

63. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

64. WHAT GREAT LANDING
PAGES LOOK LIKE AND
HOW TO ANALYZE THEM.
3

65. Business to business landing page example
LANDING PAGE EXAMPLES WITH
PERFORMANCE METRICS
1
2
3
4
Educational landing page example
Non-profit landing page example
Landing pages to analyze

66. BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
LANDING PAGE EXAMPLE1

68. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition
LANDING PAGES IN ACTION

70. EDUCATIONAL LANDING
PAGE EXAMPLE2

71. LANDING PAGES IN ACTION

72. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition
LANDING PAGES IN ACTION

74. NON-PROFIT LANDING
PAGE EXAMPLE3

75. LANDING PAGES IN ACTION

76. LANDING PAGES IN ACTION
Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition

78. LANDING PAGE
EXAMPLES FOR REVIEW3

79. WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED?

80. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition
WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED?

81. WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED?

82. Write clear, concise, compelling headlines
Remove navigation and all links
Add social media share icons
Explain the value and importance of the offer to your persona
Include a relevant image, gif or short video
Add testimonials when relevant
Use bullet points to make information easily digestible
Select the appropriate number of form fields for your offer
Use industry awards and recognition
WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED?

83. KEY TAKEAWAYS
AND RESOURCES.4

84. 1 Inbound marketers covert 2x the amount of website visitors to leads.
2 Landing pages act as digital sales reps that gather information about
visitors for marketing and sales to use for building relationships.
3 Landing pages and offers are co-dependent.
4 Successful Landing Pages require an in-depth understanding of your
Buyer Personas and Buyer’s journey.
5 All leads are not created equal.
6 Landing pages can not be successful alone, you must take into
consideration the supporting infrastructure.
7 Conversion rates provide insight into the success of your landing pages.
KEY TAKEAWAYS

85. RESOURCES
1 How to Optimize Landing Pages for Conversions [eBook]
2 How to Add Social Media Share Icons & Setup Thank You
Pages [eBook]
3 What You Can (and Should) Ask for on Your Landing Page
Forms [blog post]
4 Before and After: 3 Real-Life Landing Page Makeovers
[blog post]