Landing pages

Landing pages built for one service, one campaign and one action.

A website explains your whole business. A landing page focuses on one thing: a specific service, campaign, audience or offer. When someone clicks an ad for furnace repair, a page only about furnace repair keeps them focused on calling or requesting a quote.

Website vs landing page

How a landing page differs from a website

A website

Explains the entire business

Home, about, every service, blog, careers and contact. Useful for people who want to browse, but a visitor from an ad has to find their own way to what they clicked for.

Home
About Services Blog Careers FAQ Contact

A landing page

Focuses on one thing

Built for the people clicking one ad. It answers what they searched for and gives them one clear next step.

  1. 01Google ad“Furnace Repair Ottawa”
  2. 02Landing pageOnly about furnace repair.
  3. 03Clear call buttonVisible without scrolling.
  4. 04Quote formName, phone and a short description.
  5. 05LeadRecorded and followed up.

Illustrative example. Fewer choices on the page means fewer distractions between the visitor and the action you want them to take.

Why it helps

Why a focused page works better for ads

When a visitor lands on a page that matches exactly what they clicked, they do not have to search, scroll past unrelated services, or decide where to go next. That keeps their attention on the reason they clicked.

  • It matches the ad the person clicked, in the same words.
  • It removes menus and links that lead away from the action.
  • It puts the call button and form where people see them.
  • It makes results clearer, because each page can be tracked against its own campaign.

Page structure

The parts of a landing page

A typical structure, top to bottom. Select a part to see what it does and how it usually goes wrong.

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Rule of thumb

Also essential

  • Works on phones. Most ad traffic arrives on a phone.
  • Loads quickly, even on a weak connection.
  • Tracking is set up before launch, so calls and forms are recorded from day one.
Hypothetical example

A plumber advertising drain cleaning

A plumbing company runs Google Ads for drain cleaning, but the ads send people to the homepage, which lists twelve services. Visitors looking for drain cleaning have to find it themselves.

A landing page is built only for drain cleaning. The headline matches the ad, the call button sits at the top, the page explains what the service involves and which areas are covered, and a three-field form sits at the bottom. Calls and form submissions from the page are tracked against the drain cleaning campaign.

This illustrates how a landing page is planned. It is not a client result.

Who uses landing pages

  • Businesses running Google Ads or Meta Ads
  • Companies promoting one service or seasonal offer
  • Businesses whose homepage covers many services
  • Anyone who wants clear results for each campaign

Next step

Let’s look at where your ads send people

Bring the page your ads point to. On a free strategy call we will go through it together and point out what may be costing you enquiries.

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