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9 Lead Gen Tactics from 2
Fast-Growing Startups
(What LeadPages learned from processing over 4 million opt-ins per month
& how WordStream used PPC to 10x revenue and clients in 3 years)
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Larry KimCTO and Founder, WordStream
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Today’s Panelists:
Tim PaigeConversion Educator, LeadPages
@timthepaige
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About Tim
• Conversion Educator at LeadPages
• Our mission is to take the best and latest of what’s been tested and proven in marketing… and create software that just does it for you
• I’ve spent the last 12 years learning and implementing sales and marketing psychology
• We’ve used blog posts, webinars, affiliate marketing, long-form media, podcasts, etc. to make ourselves the #1 player in the space
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About LeadPages
• Launched in January, 2013
• Since then have added over 30k customers
• Hit a $3.5 million run rate first nine months after launching, and are growing about 20% month over month
• About 75 people
• 541st most popular site according to Alexa
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“If you want to teach people a new way of thinking, don’t bother trying to teach them. Instead, give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking.”
- Buckminster Fuller
Our Approach
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About Our Dataset
• Process 4 MILLION opt-ins per month
• 15 MILLION page views per month
• Added 30k new pages in 30 days
• Storing BILLIONS of data points
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What LeadPages Learned
From Processing Over 4
Million Opt-Ins Per Month
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Create a *lot* of opt-in
opportunities (webinars, free
reports, live demos, etc.)
Step #1
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www.podcast.leadpages.net
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Step #1a Remove the opt-in box from the
sidebar and replace it with a
LeadBox.
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Conversions increased 32%
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This works because it forces
you to make a decision.
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30%Increase from one-step to two-step
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Step #1b Turn every blog post into an
opt-in page
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What You Can Give Away
• Checklists (PDF)
• PDFs of Blog Posts
• Worksheets
• Recipes
• Resources Guides
• More!
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This dude is Killing it.
(opt-ins in the 10% range)
http://blog.videofruit.com/
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ABT: Always Be Testing
(But test the right way)
Step #2
“If it worked for [insert successful
marketer here] it WILL work for me! I’ll
go do that and make a billion dollars.”
Great advice is great.
But believing the following can
be dangerous:
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That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try the split
tests you hear on ConversionCast.
That doesn’t mean you should avoid
learning from the LeadPages blog.
That doesn’t mean you should
INGNORE great advice.
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Split (A/B) testing allows you to find
what works best for YOUR audience.
It DOES mean you should be testing…
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Here are some counterintuitive
test results that our users
have gotten…
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Example: Point of View
24% fewer conversions
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Example: Point of View
90% more signups
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Example: Immediacy
30% more signups
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Example: Concreteness
90% more signups
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Example: Raw Images
50% Higher Conversion Rate
30% Higher Conversion Rate
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The most important landing
page elements to test
1.Button Copy
2.Headline
3.Background Image
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Step #3
Use a High Converting
Landing Page That’s Clear
and Easy to Understand
and Take Action On
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• It doesn’t require someone to process too much information (like a 3 minute video or a page of copy) in order to make a decision
• Everyone wants to know the tools that you’re using
Why This is the Best-Performing Evergreen
Landing Page We’ve Ever Used
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Why This is the Best-Performing Evergreen
Landing Page We’ve Ever Used
• It outperforms a free report because a lot of folks experience information overload and don’t want something else to read
• It outperforms video lead magnets because the perceived value of video lead magnets has gone down a lot lately due to the proliferation of launches and lack of time
• It outperforms opt-in for free coaching sessions – greater value does not necessarily equal a higher conversion rate
• The amount of time you spend creating your lead magnet does not equal your conversion rate
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You can create one of these
in minutes
• If you’re a dentist: “Buyers Guide: The Top 5 Electric Toothbrushes Of This Year (Including The One That I Use)”
• If you’re a life coach: “App Guide: The Top 4 iPhone Apps For Increasing Your Productivity (Including The One That I Use Every Day)”
• Fitness experts: “The Only 3 Pieces Of Exercise Equipment You Need In Your Home (Hint: They All Weigh Less Than 5 Pounds)”
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Why you should create a
“resource guide squeeze page”
• If you already have a squeeze page I guarantee this will outperform whatever you’re doing right now
• You can set this up in minutes (it takes 30 minutes from start to finish)
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Results
Just want to share the results from our landing page.
Your software got us an 8x improvement over the basic
homepage and a 3x improvement over the previous opt-in.
P.S. I'm barely even using all the features, no social proof, weak offer, etc.
-Eric D
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““More Results
I've been using this for a little over a month now and I
noticed today that it is accounting for 71% of my new
list subscribers! Wow!
-Teramis
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3 Ways to Exponentially Increase
Conversions with Paid Search
(how WordStream used PPC to 10x clients
and revenue in 3 years)
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Write BetterAds
Most PPC Ads (90%) Suck
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What’s a Good Click-Through-Rate?
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Percentile Vs. ExpectedCTR
Name
Bottom 50% Below Expected CTR
Under-Performing Advertisers
Top 15% 2X Higher Awesome Advertisers
Top 5% 3x Higher Super Awesome Advertisers
Top 1% 6x Higher!! Unicorns!!!
CTR Matters Because That’s How
Quality Score is Calculated
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Quality Score Impacts Cost-Per-Click
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Quality Score Impacts Ad Ranking
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Quality Score Impacts Impression Share
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Quality Score Matters 2x More on
Mobile Search
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Quality Score Impacts Cost-Per-Conversion
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So Write Great Ads!
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Unicorns?!
(6x Avg. CTR!)
Write Ads That Trigger Emotions
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This Ad Does 6x The Avg. CTR
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Because Everyone Else Sucks
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These Emotions Make People Click
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Give Better Offers
What’s a Good Conversion Rate?
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What’s a Good Conversion Rate?
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Distribution Point
All accounts
Ecommerce Legal B2B Finance
Median ConversionRate
2.35% 1.84% 2.07% 2.23% 5.01%
Top 25% Conversion Rate
5.31% 3.71% 4.12% 4.31% 11.19%
Top 10% Conversion Rate
11.45% 6.25% 6.46% 11.70% 24.48%
Top 10% of Landing Pages Have 3-5x Higher Conversion Rates
Landing Page Unicorns?!
(+3-5x Avg. Conversion Rate!)
The Great CRO Myth
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• We Changed the:
– Font Type
– Spacing
– Button Color
– Image
– Etc.
• We got a 5%
Increase in
Conversions!!*
I Can Make My A/B Tests Say Anything
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• PTD- Premature Testing Dilemma (aka “Optimizatitis”)
• The Early Lead Disappears!
• We want to believe our hard work paid off but we are often deluding ourselves…
Aim for 3-5x Increases (not 3-5%!)
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Tip: Change Your Offer
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New Offer
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Go Nuts WithRemarketing
Our Blog Does 700k Visits / Month
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Hooray for Us!
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Problem 1: Low Visitor Engagement
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Problem 2: Low Conversion Rates
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Traffic Generation Activities
Customer Signup
Offer Sign Up
Problem 3: Low Brand Recall
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Problem 3: Low Brand Recall
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Problem 3: Low Brand Recall
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So, Actual Situation More Like …
The Case for Remarketing
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• Turn abandoners into leads
• Increase Branded Recall (Direct & Brand visits)
• Increase repeat visitor rates & engagement
• Multiply effectiveness of Content Marketing Efforts
The Google Display Network
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The Google Display Network
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Define a Customized List of Users to Target Your Ads
Don’t Worry About Being Creepy
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Be Aggressive With Remarketing!
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Remarketing ads Fatigue at Half the
Rate ot Generic Display Ads
Conversion Rates Increase Over Time
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Conversion Rates
Increase With More Ad
Impressions
We Doubled Repeat Visitors!
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Time On Site Tripled!
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Huge Increase in Direct Traffic
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Conversion Rates Increase Over Time
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Conversion Rates
Increase With More Ad
ImpressionsDon’t Settle For Average! Be the Unicorn Among a Sea of Donkey PPC Advertisers and Build a Remarkable Brand.
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