Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-08 Thread Mike Rayo
I agree with everything (or just about everything) that's been said or referenced. I think, though, that the main purpose of a landing page, from a user's perspective, is that it's a payoff page. It says to the user, "Oh, I've arrived somewhere." It is a temporary respite from the transitional pa

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-08 Thread marianne
sees them one step closer to finding it. marianne mswe...@speakeasy.net -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Szuc Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:33 PM To: disc...@ixda.org Subject:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-07 Thread Angel Marquez
Out of curiosity, when would you use a jump page to a landing page? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-07 Thread Daniel Szuc
Hi: Agree and it should be a part of thinking about : (in no particular order) * Optimizing content on that page so that Search engines find it * Ensuring the content is based on user needs * Understanding the critical questions people have before they hit that landing page * Looking at other cha

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-07 Thread Angel Marquez
A home page coming from a search result page could be considered a landing page. It is a relative term. On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Daniel Szuc wrote: > Hi: > > I see a landing page as the kick off point or starting point for > "like" information, grouped (aggregated) together and should > p

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-07 Thread Daniel Szuc
Hi: I see a landing page as the kick off point or starting point for "like" information, grouped (aggregated) together and should provide "easy doorways" to key questions the user may have. Example: Credit Cards - http://www.hangseng.com/hsb/eng/per/cre/home/index.html So yes "home pages" to k

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-07 Thread Angel Marquez
Landing pages are linked to. On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Mike Caskey wrote: > I agree that the Wikipedia entry is somewhat right. I was pleasantly > surprised by the mention of testing (split and MVT). > > I might add a more general definition, in saying that a landing page is the > first

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-07 Thread Mike Caskey
I agree that the Wikipedia entry is somewhat right. I was pleasantly surprised by the mention of testing (split and MVT). I might add a more general definition, in saying that a landing page is the first page a person visits within a site, whether it be a homepage, marketing landing page, art

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-07 Thread Jens Meiert
> I'm curious what your feelings are regarding what a landing page is I think Wikipedia's somehow right when defining a "landing page", . (Skipping my own thoughts for now.) -- Jens Meiert http://meiert.com/en/ __

[IxDA Discuss] What is a Landing Page?

2009-02-07 Thread Jennifer
I've been tasked with identifying how landing pages should be structured across our site; however, I feel the term is being misapplied in our case. I'm curious what your feelings are regarding what a landing page is and when one should be used. In my case, I feel "landing page" is being used in pl