Landing Pages

What Should Appear Above the Fold?

The opening screen should help the intended visitor understand where they are, what is offered and the most likely next action. It does not need to contain every argument or force the whole page into one screen.

What a sound approach looks like

A landing page is a decision environment. Every element should help the intended visitor understand the offer, trust it and take—or decline—the next step.

A good implementation is understandable to someone seeing it for the first time. It also leaves a measurement trail: you can identify what changed, where the visitor came from and whether the change helped.

What to do next

  1. Use a descriptive headline.
  2. Add one concise clarification or proof point.
  3. Make the primary action visible when the visitor is ready.

How to judge the result

Check the full page on a phone, including forms, buttons, privacy links and confirmation messages. Compare like with like and give the test enough time to reveal a useful pattern. Keep the original version as a reference rather than changing everything at once.

Watch out: Do not shrink important text merely to fit more above the fold.

A simple working checklist