Case Study: Landscaper Nails Calls to Action to Get High Conversion Rates
August 29, 2023
Learn how a Marketing 360® landscaping company developed strong calls to action on their website that turned into awesome conversion rates.
There are many ways in which a business website creates an impression. The design, imagery and layout create a kind of “big picture” that visitors use to develop an initial impression of the business.
This impression is important, but it’s not what directly leads to a conversion. The content that directly converts the visitor into a lead, capturing their contact info, is the call to action.
The call to action is where you tell the visitor what action to take so they contact you. Calls to action can be in the imperative: Get an Estimate, Call Now. Or they make an offer: Save 50%, Free Service.
For a local business with lead-generation goals, calls to action are the crux — they compel the action that turns a visitor into a lead.
There is no messing around with this landscaper’s call-to-action layout:
There are three ways these calls to action are working to specifically meet the needs of visitors.
The first is direct calls to action to contact the business by calling or filling out a free estimate form.
The second two go to coupons targeting new customers. They offer free aeration, 50% off services, and capture a phone and email to have the coupon sent to the lead.
The third call to action is to watch a video that gives an overview of the services and builds trust with testimonials.
The results of this set-up speak for themselves.
Over 90 days, they have had a 30.14% conversion rate on organic SEO and 16.13% on pay-per-click advertising. Plus, they saw 19.49% on direct searches and referral sites, and they have a 23.80% overall conversion rate.
Nearly a third of the people who arrive on this site by organic searches are converting, which is about as high a number as you’ll ever see.
Conversions are bolstered by the professional design and strong testimonial content included on the website.
The takeaway here couldn’t be more clear.
You have to guide website visitors in the direction you want them to go. And you have to — literally — tell them what action you want them to take.
This homepage provides some options, but in fact, there are only two results. Either someone calls directly or they fill out a form that initiates contact with the business.
If your conversion rates are low, there are two things to look at.
The first is trust issues. Is there something that’s causing people to think you might not keep your promises? If people don’t trust you, your conversion rates will be in the basement.
The other is your call to action. Are you making what you want people to do clear? Do you give them a good reason to do it? Is it fast and easy to take this action?
Your call to action is the moment of truth. Either visitors choose to engage with you or they don’t. Make sure this content is doing everything possible to entice them into action.
*Results are based on past client performance. Individual account performance may vary. Results are not guaranteed.
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Screenshots taken and blog originally published on 11/3/17