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November 29, 2014
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Transcript
THE LANDING PAGE MANIFESTO @OliGardner #searchlove
I LOVE BEING MARKETED TO
I LOVE BEING MARKETED TO SAID NO ONE
I LOVE BEING MARKETED TO SAID NO ONE EVER -JESS3
thou shalt not http://www.pixelmator.com/tutorials/effects/vintage-photo-look-in-pixelmator/ do the bad shit
thou shalt http://www.wallpaperscastle.com/ london-illustration-desktop- wallpaper.html do the good shit
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thou shalt not FOLLOW the wikipedia DESIGN guidelines #1
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project management software for teams Project Management Software www.atlassian.com/project-mgmt Free
Trial. Track, Manage & Launch with JIRA.
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ATTENTION RATIO THE RATIO OF THINGS YOU CAN DO ON
A GIVEN PAGE TO THE NUMBER OF THINGS YOU SHOULD BE DOING.
ATTENTION RATIO THE RATIO OF THINGS YOU CAN DO ON
A GIVEN PAGE TO THE NUMBER OF THINGS YOU SHOULD BE DOING. FOR MARKETING CAMPAIGNS THE ATTENTION RATIO SHOULD BE 1:1
what if the ad went to a dedicated landing page?
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attention ratio 10:1 attention ratio 1:1
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WHEN ATTENTION RATIO GOES DOWN, ! CONVERSION RATES GO UP
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worst landing page ever
thou shalt #2 leave your stank on everything you touch
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ATTENTION RATIO 163:1
ATTENTION RATIO 163:1 IMAGE SLIDER LOAD TIME 26 SECONDS
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OUT OF 1,569 WORDS ZERO MENTION OF LANDING PAGES
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8% OF MEN ARE COLOUR BLIND
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CONTEXT IS LIKE VELCRO THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE MORE
YOU CAN HOLD ON TO
thou shalt not speak in tongues like a Scottish drunk
#3
take a look at this landing page
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close your eyes
btw, you’re not alone
I asked 20 people “what is this page about?”
W D-40 automation app? CLOUD-BASED CRM WTF?
what do they actually do?
iDontKnow
IF 20 PEOPLE THINK YOU’RE FULL OF SHIT YOU PROBABLY
ARE
http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/disney-princess/images/36571769/title/walt-disney-fan-art-queen-elsa-photo
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PASSWORDS MUST CONTAIN AT LEAST SIX CHARACTERS
MICKEYMINNIEGOOFYPLUTOSNOWWHITEMOWGLIDUMBO
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WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS PAGE IS ABOUT? WHAT DO
YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN IF YOU CLICK ON THE CALL TO ACTION (BUTTON)? DID YOU THINK THIS PAGE LOOKED TRUSTWORTHY?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS PAGE IS ABOUT? WHAT DO
YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN IF YOU CLICK ON THE CALL TO ACTION (BUTTON)? DID YOU THINK THIS PAGE LOOKED TRUSTWORTHY?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS PAGE IS ABOUT? WHAT DO
YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN IF YOU CLICK ON THE CALL TO ACTION (BUTTON)? DID YOU THINK THIS PAGE LOOKED TRUSTWORTHY?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS PAGE IS ABOUT? WHAT DO
YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN IF YOU CLICK ON THE CALL TO ACTION (BUTTON)? DID YOU THINK THIS PAGE LOOKED TRUSTWORTHY?
thou shalt #4 embrace friction
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DON’T DESIGN EXPERIENCES TO ACQUIRE CUSTOMERS
DESIGN EXPERIENCES TO ACQUIRE YOUR IDEAL CUSTOMERS
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thou shalt not MENTION GLUE IN THE PRESENCE OF HORSES
#5
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THAT’S MICHAEL AAGAARD DOING THE ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE
THAT’S MICHAEL AAGAARD DOING THE ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE
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SPAM
UNSOLICITED
NASTY
3RD PARTY
SELL
STOP WORDS
CTAS ARE SENSITIVE
Source: Michael Aagard, ContentVerve.com
Get more done. No Gimmicks, no credit card. removing “gimmicks”
resulted in a conversion lift of 25%
thou shalt #6 tip cows in the right direction
GO WORDS
what’s the number 1 question asked during webinars?
are you going to send a recording afterwards?
use a safety net statement
once and done?
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thou shalt not invite your friends to dinner if they’re
assholes #7
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silence is better than bullshit
some ways to increase conversions with trust signals
video vs. text video won by 25%
my face won by 64%
credibility lost by 6%
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SOCIAL PROOF IS BULLSHIT
SOCIAL PROOF CAN BE BULLSHIT
testyourmonialsTM
thou shalt #8 be captain obvious
DESIGN rules
design RULES
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WE’RE HITTING ABOVE THE HEAD RIGHT?
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thou shalt not WRITE irrelevant call-to-action copy #9
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YOUR CALL TO ACTION SHOULD COMPLETE THE SENTENCE I WANT
TO _________
I WANT TO BREAK FREE
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
I WANT TO MARRY PRINCE HARRY
I WANT TO SUBMIT
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thou shalt #10 NSAMCWADLP
thank you! @oligardner