How Landing Pages Increase Conversions for Housing Developers
If you've been working on the website for your housing development, and just don't seem to be filling homes or lots at a rate that seems right, landing pages can help. They're an ideal way to get hold of the contact information of qualified leads, and when done right, they can move a site viewer who was just looking, to a site viewer who's legitimately interested in your development. So, how do landing pages increase conversion for housing developers, and how can you make sure your landing pages are working for you? Let's start with a refresher course on landing pages.
Landing Page Refresher
A landing page is a page other than your homepage, where site visitors first land when they click to your site from another website (typically this is a search engine like Google, but it can also be social media sites, or a website where you're promoting an ad). It's also possible to have landing pages that site visitors can get to from your own site. We have a contact landing page that people can click to at any point if they're interested in seeing how we can help them. Landing pages work to softly direct your site visitors into giving your their contact information, usually in exchange for an offer, like a guide on becoming an awesome homebuyer, or pictures of your housing development.
How a Good Landing Page Generates Leads
Now, there's all sorts of landing pages out there, but not all of them are good. A quality landing page does the following things:
- Provides relevant information: It tells people who you are, and what you're about in a way that's relevant to the link they clicked to get there. If you have a paid ad that says "spacious 2 bedroom apartments with vaulted ceilings and hardwood floors" don't send people to a landing page about the development's adjacent golf course and restaurant. That will confuse and frustrate. A good landing page provides content the viewer expects to get after clicking on a certain link.
- Offers content or access potential clients want: The best way to capture contact info off a landing page is to make them an offer they can't refuse (sorry, couldn't help it!). But really, people are far more likely to give up their email address if they're going to get awesome pictures, drone footage, or floorplans of your development in return.
- Gets you contact info of qualified leads: Probably the best part of a great landing page is its ability to get you qualified leads. If your page is relevant, provides the right information, and adds value for the site viewer, it should get you contact info that you can use to further pull those potential leads down the sales funnel.
How to Make a Landing Page that Converts?
Now that you know what a great housing development landing page does, it's time to make one of your own. We've got a ton of resources on creating killer landing pages, but for a crash course, make sure your housing development landing page follows these 6 key guidelines:
No nav
Take away the navigation menu on your landing page. This works to "squeeze" people through, and softly push them to convert. When there's no menu, there's less distraction, which means site visitors are unlikely to navigate away unless the offer really isn't something they're looking for. Then, you're only really losing traffic that wasn't qualified in the first place.
Short content
Keep your content short and sweet. Try to limit yourself to just a few sentences that tell site viewers who you are, and what you can do for them. You know that your development is awesome, but don't just tell people that, show them why it's awesome, and why they'd be lucky to live there.
Clear offer
Viewers shouldn't have to wonder about what they're going to get when they click the "submit" button. Make it obvious what they'll get when they fill out your form, whether it's pictures, blueprints, or information about your development.
Quality button
Studies have shown that people actually do care what the button that says "click" looks like. First of all, "click" and "submit" might not be the best choices. Choose something that's more relevant to your offer, like "Sign up now" or "get access to photos." This will remind viewers what they're getting, and provide incentive for following through and clicking the button.
Reasonable form
Don't make your forms too long. The longer a form is, the less likely you are to get conversions. Only ask for what you actually need, like name, email, and maybe zip code. Sometimes it makes sense to have a longer form for landing pages that target people who are almost ready to close, and want a price estimate, but other than that, keep your forms short and sweet.
Clean design
Finally, remember that today's consumer is highly visual and has a short attention span. Your landing page should be eye-catching, easy to read, and feature high-quality photos. You've got a beautiful development, right? Use photos of it to your advantage on your landing page.
In the end, any quality landing page is almost guaranteed to increase conversions for housing developers, so long as they have traffic coming to the site. They're a great way to capture information about potential clients, while also providing an incentive for people to come back and consider your development.
If you're still struggling to perfect your landing pages, know that Evenbound can help. We've worked with a number of housing developers, and have cracked the code to creating marketing strategies that fill developments and sell homes. To see just what we've done to deliver results for our housing development clients, check out the case study below:
