What Is a Landing Page? All Your Questions, Answered
By bcoleman@hubspot.com (Basha Coleman)
If you could do one thing to dramatically improve your marketing ROI today, what would it be? If your answer was “use landing pages to convert new leads” I’d have to agree with you — here’s why.
Nearly 1 in 10 people who make it to a landing page will become potential customers or leads. If you’re new to the world of converting web traffic, that number might not seem impressive, but when you do the math, there’s reason to believe that 1,000 people could become leads on your landing page if 10,000 people visit it.
That’s a lot of leads for most small-to-medium-sized businesses. Let’s look at exactly what a landing page is and how having one (or more) can help you see results like this.
Generating leads for your business is a necessary part of your marketing campaign, and there are several ways to do it: through social media, content marketing, paid ads — the list goes on. With each digital campaign you run — no matter what channel you use — the people you’re targeting won’t convert themselves into potential customers. To do that, you’ll need a quality landing page that’s built specifically to convert those visitors. If you don’t have at least a few landing pages on your website, you’re missing out on opportunities to turn these individuals into paying customers down the line.
Today, we’ll explore the myriad of benefits that come with landing pages and how you might use one to reach your business goals.
Types of Landing Page Offers
Landing pages have a sole purpose: to convert leads for your business. However, you can target those leads using a specific content offer on each landing page.
Here are the types of content offers you can add to a landing page to convert visitors into leads:
1. Ebooks and Whitepapers
If you’ve written a blog post that introduces a topic your audience wants to learn about, you can satisfy their interest in that topic by elaborating on the subject in an ebook or whitepaper. Using a landing page, you can “gate” this resource behind a lead-capture form. Once your visitors complete the form, they’ll be able to access the content.
2. Email Newsletter Subscription
Let’s say you write a lot of blog content on a similar topic. Sure, you can develop an ebook or whitepaper that elaborates on specific details, but you can also offer your readers an email newsletter they can subscribe to for the latest content on that topic. On various blog posts, use a call-to-action (CTA) to invite readers to subscribe to your blog. This CTA can link to a separate landing page where they can sign up for your email list.
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Source:: HubSpot Blog