Your Above The Scroll Formula
The right way to write your headline, sub-headline, and CTA.
Abhi
February 23, 2023
Hey there 👋 - Abhi here!
Happy Thursday to all 22,772 of you :)
Came over to LA this weekend to meet my brother, visit the University of Southern California, and ended up questioning why I went to Chicago in the first place...
Anyways, enough with the pointless regret. Let's get to the good stuff. Tonight, we will cover the 3 elements you need to nail your above the scroll.
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3 Formulas To Nail Your Above The Scroll
That's the part any visitor will see before they hit their trackpad. The best ones:
- immediately convert customers on the edge
- hook customers that are somewhat interested
I've looked at a ton of DTC landing pages over the last week (in preparation for an interview I had yesterday, will update you soon!) and noticed 3 essential formulas:
1/ Headline = Hook + Differentiator
- poke at the problem
- sell the dream outcome
- beat common objections
2/ Sub Headline = Product Introduction + The How Behind The Hook
- too many landing pages don't explain the product
- they try to be too smart with the one-liners
- just focus on the core strength & tie it back to the headline
3/ CTA = Trash Common Objections + Instant Gratification
- You see "Try Now" and you're instantly skeptical
- I bet this will take 3 months to start working...
- Trash any such objection & provide instant gratification (i.e. "Tonight")
This is just 1 way of rewriting Sandland's landing page. There are lots of different psychological aspects - like social proof and a Barnum statement - I'd still test.
But I think it's a great start. Reply if you disagree - would love to hear your thoughts.
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Abhishek "I'll Get You Above The Scroll" Shah
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