Optimize Press<\/h3><\/header>
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<\/section>Optimize Press is a leader in the field of landing page development. Beyond landing pages, this plugin can help you build membership sites and other custom pages.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0integrates nicely with a lot of autoresponder systems, including Aweber, Infusionsoft, Office Autopilot, Mailchimp, iContact and 1Shopping Cart. This can be very useful when you\u2019re building out a landing page to gain subscribers.<\/p>\n
Landing Page Example: Option Alpha<\/a><\/h4>\n
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Option Alpha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n This landing page is a resource page geared towards new website visitors.<\/p>\n
This style of page is useful in that it helps the new user get a feel for your site without being overwhelmed.<\/p>\n
Think of it like this: Option Alpha holds\u00a0the user’s hand and points out all the useful areas of your site and where they might want to jump in and look around.<\/p>\n
The Good:<\/b><\/p>\n
Option Alpha does a good job of utilizing this plugin to bring structure to the multitude of areas their site contains. Their\u00a0opening paragraph is strong, clear, and addresses the need of information overload that comes up with most other platforms. They have a simple call to action button that should lead to very little user resistance, as it\u2019s a free account.<\/p>\n
The Bad:<\/b><\/p>\n
This page might have all the information you\u2019re looking for, but it doesn\u2019t seem to do a whole lot else. If you\u2019re looking for information this page has you covered, but\u00a0the initial header speaks to the issue of information overwhelm, and it seems this page might only add to that feeling if you continue scrolling to the bottom.<\/p>\n
There are seven different content sections with 10+ lessons in each section. As a getting started page this might be too much information and actually turn off the visitor entirely. Lastly, this page could benefit from another call to action at the bottom of the page. If the user made it that far, there\u2019s a great chance they\u2019ll sign up.<\/p>\n
Landing Page Example: Expert Voice Book<\/a><\/h4>\n
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Expert Voice Book<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Expert Voice Book uses the OptimizePress plugin to create an opt-in landing page.<\/p>\n
The goal of this page is to collect email addresses that\u00a0will probably go into some sort of autoresponder.<\/p>\n
This page is geared towards someone who may not be an expert, yet wants to learn how to craft and sculpt their image to become more expert-like.<\/p>\n
The Good:<\/b><\/p>\n
The page looks good. The headline is clear and to the point. The video integration is a nice touch and makes the page seem very professional. Overall, the page is very authoritative; especially with the inclusion of the media company logos. As far as landing page elements are concerned, this page ticks\u00a0all the boxes.<\/p>\n
The Bad:<\/b><\/p>\n
The inclusion of the Amazon book at the bottom of the page is a bit confusing. Usually, for landing pages to convert higher you\u2019d try to optimize for only one action.<\/p>\n
In the case of this landing page, its goals are to have the new visitor enter their email address and buy a\u00a0book. It would be more effective to optimize for one or the other.<\/p>\n<\/section>