When we first started VimTricks we went with the easiest and quickest platform we could to get started: Substack. We're still using it (for now) to send emails, but we quickly became disappointed with its lack of customizability. Specifically, the Substack landing pages are pretty weak, have the same tired old design, and have a link right on the homepage to click past the signup and read the content for free. Not great.
So I built a new landing page and launched it to Heroku, where we post everything else. I'm no designer and it took a bit of work to get right, but I think it looks great! (Much of the design come compliments of a free Bootstrap template.)
I mined all the feedback emails I received for real quotes from real users and plastered the page with that. I'm hoping this simple "social proof" will help induce people to sign up.
Any feedback on the page would be greatly appreciated!