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Landing page feedback please

Hey folks!

I'm on iteration 34 (sort of) of my landing page at haveibeenexpired.com.

THANK YOU @orliesaurus for your feedback and other write-ups so far. I'm also inspired by the amazing Alex West and his work on cyberleads.co.

My goal is to convert visitors to signed-up users. Didn't do well here in June (2.5% conversion rate), decided to beef up the landing page to look more respectable and less hobby-like.

Recent additions:

  • REAL testimonials
  • Logo party
  • Pricing (completely fake, no charge on subscription)
  • Chat widget (crisp.chat are very nice)

Wanted to show off a bit (got to admit!), will appreciate any and all feedback.

Thinking of adding an FAQ section next.

on July 12, 2021
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    Hey there! Nice additions. Always good to have some social proof there!

    I'm a bit of a design nerd, and the first thing I noticed was that there's a lot of text (good text) to take in. Have you maybe considered adding a bold colour behind your core offering at the top? Or something to split off your main message from the "What our users are saying"?

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      Thanks @Joumana! I'm struggling with design a lot, mainly trying not to clutter things, so this feedback is really valuable to me. Mainly using spacing to separate the parts of the landing page, but you're right - the right touch of colour can do a lot here.

      What could you recommend to people like me, in terms of services that can make design decisions easier? Even picking a good colour palette and such?

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        Hey! No stress at all. It's really difficult to design something that looks effortlessly simple. Yours is getting close! Even after years in the field, I sometimes struggle with design decisions. What I'd recommend is keeping these principles in mind:

        1. Keep it simple: I'd recommend reducing the number of font sizes and styles (that's colour, size, font weight) you're using in the top part of your landing page. I can see that you've built yourself a system. Heading 1 = this. Heading 2 = this. Body paragraph 1, Body paragraph 2. Try not to use more than 3 styles in the top part! You'll find that the less styles that you use, the easier it is for users to "read" the information and see your call to action.

        2. Check your hierarchy : Hierarchy (the order of information) is one of the key things in design. What's the most important information in each section? That should be the element we see first. At the moment I'm a little unsure if you want us to look at the top sentence or the big blue button first! The "squint" test might help here. So squint at the screen and see what stands out to you! (Very technical I know..)

        Then in terms of your other questions:

        A) Choosing a colour palette: I'd look into colour theory and have a think about which colours might resonate more with your users. I'd also look at your competitors and see which colours they're using. You don't want your main colour to be the same as theirs, unless you're already bigger!

        B) Studying up: Generally speaking, I'd look at companies that you admire and study how their design elements come together in terms of: spacing, colour, hierarchy, composition etc. And when in doubt, always use a grid system to line things up!

        In terms of resources, you can find lots of articles depending on what you're looking for! For example, this article runs through some design elements. It might be overwhelming at first but you can use it as a "checklist". https://paperform.co/blog/principles-of-design

        Best of luck :)

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          Thank you so much for this!

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    I just tested it out for Removaly and we're good! Neat tool.

    My main question would be, is this actually a common problem?

    From the way you worded your landing page, it seems like the assumption is that most people recognize this is a big problem. I've been building web apps for nearly 10 years now and I haven't once had an expired cert. My suggestion would be to change the landing page to show/convince the visitor that this actually is a problem and worth paying to monitor.

    I hope that helps!

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      Thanks @kylekrzeski! Indeed, this is not a problem everyone connects to. I'm now working on capturing interest with people who have been scarred by an expiring SSL cert, willing to bet there are more of those than the 50 registered users I got so far.

      But you are right, I need to emphasize the problem a bit more. Will think about it, thanks!