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How to Write a Homepage

By the end of this lesson you will know how to create a targeted homepage that works on your behalf and helps guide an intentional customer journey.

1 Learn the concept

By the end of this lesson you will know how to create a targeted homepage that works on your behalf and helps guide an intentional customer journey. The homepage often decides whether a visitor stays or leaves. It should say who you help, what you do and what to do next, quickly. This lesson explains the sections a homepage needs and why.

A wireframe of a homepage with numbered notes on what each section should doA HOMEPAGE, SECTION BY SECTION1Clear navigation with few items2Headline that says who it helpsand what changes3Three benefits in plain language“4Testimonials or results5One main call to action6Contact details and links
The sections of a homepage in the order a visitor needs them.

2 See it in action

  • Headline: what you do and for whom.
  • Proof: testimonials, logos or results.
  • Overview: key services or products.
  • Call to action: one main next step.

Worked example

Outlining a homepage for a bookkeeper

Hero: "Bookkeeping for small businesses, done monthly so you never dread tax time." Button: "Book a free call".

Benefits: reports you understand, deadlines handled for you, one fixed monthly fee.

Proof: two short client quotes and the number of years in business.

Call to action: repeated at the bottom with a short form.

Check: read only the headlines and buttons. Do they tell the story on their own?

3 Study an example

Example scenario

A consultant's homepage opens with a one-line promise, three benefits, two client quotes and a booking button. Visitors know what to do in seconds.

4 Apply it and download

  1. Outline your homepage sections.
  2. Write the headline and call to action.
  3. Draft the rest with the homepage template.

Worksheet Homepage templateOpen, print or save as PDF

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