BY DESIGN
PHILOSOPHICALLY SPEAKING
LANDING PAGES
THE PRINCIPLE WILL SEE YOU NOW
100

This is the portion of a webpage that is visible without scrolling down

upper fold

100

This communicates to the user that the site is legitimate

trust symbol

100

This directs visitors to one (and usually only one) possible action

single-purpose landing page

100

This principle of design communicates your unique campaign proposition on a level where the question “what is the page about?” delivers consistently accurate results 

Clarity

200

This is the order of the information on the landing page

Information Hierarchy

200

This is a fictitious person meant to represent a segment of customers

Persona

200

The kind of landing page a user would be lead to from a banner ad for a company like Netflix

a subscription landing page

200

This principle of design let's the customer know they've completed the intended action

Continuance

300

This is what it is called when your landing page does not match the message of your ad

message match fail

300

This design philosophy advocates that it is easier to adapt a mobile site for display on a desktop computer than it is to adapt a desktop site for display on a mobile device and that mobile traffic has more volume than desktop traffic

Mobile First

300

This kind of landing page is ideal for getting a users information such as phone number or email

a lead generation landing page

300

This principle of design encourages potential customers to believe you can deliver on your promises

Credibility

400

This measure should be used to determine which page is better when conducting an A/B test to improve a webpage’s design

conversion rate

400

This design philosophy advocates that websites should be designed like billboards rather than a brochure—designed for scanning rather than reading

Web Usability

400

This kind of landing page would be ideal if you are marketing a variety of products in a similar product category

a multi-product landing page

400

This principle of design encourages conversions and not distract potential customers form the desired behavior

Congruence

500

This is more important than website’s visual appeal

high conversion rate

500

This design philosophy is most likely to convert if it provides clear answers to these three questions with information easily found above the fold

What are you offering? Why should I pick you? What do you want me to do next?

500

The "NSAMCWADLP" approach means that whenever you create an online marketing campaign you should do this

Have a dedicated landing page designed specifically for that campaign

500

This principle of design establishes that the message and content of the homepage match the customers expectations

Context