@ashocka18 has written an article for designers working on landing pages. In the process Heidi has linked to some very helpful posts.
I was struck by the way she laid out the article, perfect for those of us who scan. Your landing pages should be designed to help scanners find the salient points of your copy... like where the link to my post is.
I especially love the banner images for each topic. Very fun.
Boring Call to Action Button
Lame Logos
Inconsistency
Too many fonts
Random colors
Spacing fails
Cheesy stock photos (I call this "Business Porn")
Overuse of photoshop effects
Icons from everywhere
Readability issues
Navigation
Check it out.
I rarely find "Top Ways" lists for which I agree with everything. This one is spot on, 12 times out of 12. If you are running a blog, these are the things to look at (and I need to make some adjustments to The Conversion Scientist blog).
I was struck by the way she laid out the article, perfect for those of us who scan. Your landing pages should be designed to help scanners find the salient points of your copy... like where the link to my post is.
I especially love the banner images for each topic. Very fun. Boring Call to Action Button Lame Logos Inconsistency Too many fonts Random colors Spacing fails Cheesy stock photos (I call this "Business Porn") Overuse of photoshop effects Icons from everywhere Readability issues Navigation Check it out.