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Landing Pages · Lesson 17 of 20

Headlines

Your headline is the first thing people see when they visit your landing page and the best way to make a good first impression.

1 Learn the concept

Your headline is the first thing people see when they visit your landing page and the best way to make a good first impression. It should confirm that they are in the right place and promise a clear benefit. This lesson explains what makes headlines work and how to test them.

A generic headline next to a benefit-led headline for a moving companyHEADLINE TESTGENERICWelcome to Fast MoversBENEFIT-LEDStress-free local moves, pricedupfrontKeep the headline close to the words in your ad.
A good headline confirms the visitor is in the right place and promises a benefit.

2 See it in action

  • Match the words in the ad so visitors feel they arrived where they expected.
  • State the benefit, not the feature.
  • Be specific and short.
  • Test alternatives and keep what converts.

Worked example

Writing five headlines

For a laptop repair service: "Same-day laptop repair for small offices."

"Back to work in hours, not days."

"Free quote in 15 minutes."

"We fix it or we refund it."

"Repair, pick-up and delivery included."

Test two against each other and keep the winner.

3 Study an example

Example scenario

A page for a moving company changes its headline from "Welcome to Fast Movers" to "Stress-free local moves, priced upfront." Conversions improve because the benefit is clear.

4 Apply it and download

  1. Write five headlines for one offer.
  2. Choose two to test.
  3. Record results.

Worksheet Headline worksheetOpen, print or save as PDF

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