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How to do efficient optimization

A beginner’s mistake is to test every idea with every test. This is the most obvious way of being efficient. If I can test 50 things in a week, why not?
In my experience, efficiency has more to do with careful test design and doing things right the first time, than trying to test [...]

Great resource for landing page optimization

I just received a link to an amazing resource from MarketingExperiments, it’s a compilation of great webinar summaries and case studies that they have done. They cover topics from landing page optimization to price testing to PPC and more. While not everything is about testing specifically, all their advice and ideas can be [...]

3 ways to maximize PPC and Landing Page Optimization

Quality PPC and LPO campaigns are key to great conversion rates. If either of them are optimized, you might get good results, but with both of them optimized, your gains are exponential. There are a few pitfalls in optimizing them both though, even with good intentions you may end up confusing your results [...]

Get Certified in Landing Page Optimization

After 4 months, I finally received certification via the *breath in* Marketing Experiments Certification Course on Landing Page Optimization - Subscription Path Track.

If you already follow Marketing Experiments, much of the material they put out for free is discussed in the class (although in greater depth.) Flint McClaughlin, who runs Marketing Experiments, knows [...]

Why always optimize landing pages?

Sometimes people ask me why landing pages are such popular targets for optimization and testing. Why not optimize a home page? A product page?
Actually, we can optimize those kinds of pages, but almost all businesses come to us with a landing page that needs help. Beyond the demand for landing page testing though, is the [...]

5 rules for quality landing page design

Landing pages are effective. When you want to accomplish one thing, there are few scenarios that can trump a quality landing page. The fact that they are the easiest page to test makes them even stronger. However, before you start testing, there are some best practices you can follow.
Here are five rules to [...]

5 tips to maximize your holiday campaign

Ready for the holiday season? My boss, Frans Keylard (Director of Optimization), wrote up a 3 pager on “5 short tips to maximize your holiday campaign” (download PDF). I summarized it in my own words below, but check the PDF for more detail on how to get your conversions up during the holidays [...]

MarketingSherpa Landing Page Guidebook

I read the 2005 edition of the Landing Page Guidebook already and it really helped me learn the fundamentals of landing page optimization (LPO). Finally MarketingSherpa released a new edition for 2008 and it is a hefty upgrade. I’ve ripped this straight from the SherpaStore just so you can see how much work [...]