A fundamental rule of landing page design is to try and keep your Call To Action (CTA) above the fold. This enables your visitors to quickly see where they need to interact with your page to be successful. This is easy with a standard “Click-Through” style landing page that just offers a big shiny button for the user to click. You simply ensure that you place it in the top portion of the page.
What About Lead Gen Landing Pages?
On a lead gen form, the CTA is at the bottom of the form (the submission button). So it’s quite common (especially if you have a relatively long form) to have the CTA fall below the fold.
The solution to this problem is to implement 2 design rules that focus user attention on the lead capture form area.
Step 1 – Give the Form Area a Big Bold Header
Your form button may be below the fold, but the top of it shouldn’t be. So make this stand out as much as the CTA would if it were visible.
Step 2 – Use a Directional Cue to Let Visitors Know where the CTA is
Now that you’ve got their attention, you want to direct them downward. The purpose of this is to make them aware that the important stuff is directly below – and to instruct them to go take a look.
Here’s a great example from a site called Surety Bonds:
Note the bold graphical form area header – coupled with a direction cue (arrow) to direct you to the CTA.
And here’s a look at the complete lead generation form area. Notice how the header connects both stylistically with the form CTA, while directing your attention to it.
A simple and effective way to help your lead gen landing pages perform better.
