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Set a single objective

Hot Tip #09 is to set a single objective.

An effective Landing Page should only have one objective, not many.

🚫 Sell our eBook + promote our job board

✅ Sell our eBook

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The beauty of a Landing Page is the single canvas to persuade the visitor to do one thing.

Create a text color hierarchy

Hot Tip #10 is to create a text color hierarchy.

The biggest tell a Landing Page was built by someone with little design experience is black text with maximum contrast on a white background:

Maximum contrast example

Soften the blow with an off-white background and a subtle grey/color text hierarchy:

Subtle contrast example

Some time spent here goes a long way towards creating a more pleasurable reading experience for your visitor.

  • Contrast for Mac – Great tool I’ve been using to to ensure my text color hierarchies are within Accessibility standards.
  • Accessible Color Generator – Useful to find the nearest accessible-passing color based on your color inputs (that are failing).

Remove your main nav

Hot Tip #11 is to remove your main website navigation.

If your Landing Page sits within a bigger website, hiding your navigation will prevent a potential customer from wandering.

Your Landing Page has only one objective — sending visitors to another page is not it.

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