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Most often, landing pages are standalone web pages on your website designed specifically for a campaign or offer – a webinar, ebook, newsletter subscription, etc. Landing pages have one goal: to increase conversion rates and bring in new customers.

Imagine you’re in the restaurant business. Whether it’s been years or you’re new to the game, you know you’re the best at what you do. Your food is the best. Your service is the best. Your presentation is the best. Your atmosphere is the best. And your customers love you.

So why isn’t business booming?

People flock to the internet … why? To meet a need. Whether it’s to answer a question, buy a product or service, or solve a problem (and often it’s all three), you need to be the one they find (assuming you have their answer, the product they’re looking for, or the solution to their problem).

If you read my previous article, you might be trembling with fear and wondering how you can fix this mess and make your website not suck.

Have you ever been in a meeting with a prospect or had a conversation with someone interested in what your business does and they asked to see an example of your work? Most of you are nodding your heads, and your answer was probably, “Of course! I’ll send you an example later today.” Imagine if, instead, you could say, “Yes, of course, take a look at this.” Now you can continue the conversation and keep their interest instead of them revisiting the conversation hours or days later when they’ve forgotten why it was important.

When searching the internet, there is nothing worse than opening a website and having no idea what it’s offering or where to go next. Whether you are a small business or a large corporation, having a website is vital – it serves as an around the clock marketing tool and an opportunity for new leads. Ensuring you have a successful website is even more important because it is a direct representation of your business. Bad website = bad reputation.

People go to doctors for many reasons: they need an annual physical, they have a short-term sickness, they're chronically ill, they need surgery, they're getting an elective procedure ... well, you get the idea. 

Many people are intimidated by doctors and doctors' offices, which can be stressful even for those who are electing to have procedures. 

This is a guest post from fellow Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Phil Singleton. Thanks for such a great post!

Website and web development technology has come a long way since the birth of the Internet. From the first point-and-click websites, through Flash based websites, to today’s mobile-responsive websites tricked out with slick HTML5 slide-and-scroll animation and parallax effects, the look and feel of the Internet has changed dramatically over the years. Of course broadband Internet connection has help speed things align too, literally. More importantly, the purpose and use of websites have changed so much, that the word “web site” is now misleading, because your company’s website is now so much more than just a site on the web. Here’s a quick overview of where we started and where we are today: