✅ Landing page checklist.

The best writing advice marketers have ever received, buy-now-pay-later coming near you, and more. March 10, 2022 [Read in browser]( [logo] [sponsor]( Good morning. Winter ends on March 20, which means you have exactly 10 days to enjoy sushi without worrying about things like freshness… or food poisoning. Yes, turns out sushi is a seasonal food. Something to keep in mind when you go out for lunch. TWITTER Twitter launches Shops [article-image] Good news for people who enjoy window shopping: now you can do it on Twitter. [Twitter launched Twitter Shops](, a feature where businesses can showcase up to 50 products on their Twitter profile. Where it will appear: When people visit your Twitter profile, they’ll see a “View shop” button just above your tweets. After they click the button, they’ll see a list of products they can buy. Who can showcase products with this feature: For now, only select merchants and managed partners in the U.S. with enabled Shops. 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Start with crucial points of the piece and write the introduction when you’re done. This will help you write faster. If you don’t know what to write in a section, skip it and move to the next one. Put a timer and write as fast as possible. Then edit slowly. That way you’re not hampered by perfectionism or writer’s block. For best results, wait 24 hours before editing your piece, and read your work out loud. If you don’t know what to write, ask yourself 3 questions: - What’s the objective of the content or the copy? - What are the key points that support the objective? - What examples can you give to back up those points? Answering these gives you 70% of the content. Begin sentences with subjects and verbs, and let the fine details, modifiers, and secondary thoughts come after. Proofread on different devices. Different screens will reveal poorly constructed sentences and typos. Those are just six of the suggestions that stood out to us. 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Here’s how it works: Read each question and compare it with your landing page. If your answer to the question is “no,” make a quick fix and keep moving. The items in this list are proven to convert––and they’re used by most of the world's most profitable brands. - Header: Does the reader know exactly what your product does? - Subheader: Does the reader know the main problem your product solves? - Call to action: Is it above the fold, on desktop and mobile? - Value propositions: Does the reader understand what their life looks like when they use your product? - Length: Are there fewer than 100 words on each block on the page? - Word choice: Does every single word contribute to the point you are making? Literally, look at your landing page word-by-word. - Tone: Are you speaking with a positive voice? E.g. ‘Save time’ instead of ‘stop losing time.' - CTAs: Do you have an additional CTA midway down, or at the bottom of, your landing page? - Font: Are your fonts consistent? 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