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Write a Landing Page Hero That Converts

Generate three styles of landing page heroes — clarity, curiosity, and contrarian — with matching sub-headlines.

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§ When to use this

This prompt writes the most important real estate on a landing page — the hero — and does it across three deliberately different headline strategies (clarity-first, curiosity, contrarian) so you can test which framing your audience responds to. It pins each headline to a matching sub-headline and CTA, enforces tight length limits, and explicitly bans the buzzwords that make hero copy invisible. Use it when you're launching or revamping a page and want sharp, distinct options rather than six rewordings of the same line.

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Write the hero section of a landing page. Product: [WHAT IT DOES IN ONE SENTENCE]. Audience: [WHO]. Their biggest pain: [PAIN]. Generate: (1) 3 headline options (clarity-first, curiosity, contrarian), (2) one matching sub-headline for each, (3) 3-word CTA button variants. Headlines under 10 words. Sub-headlines under 20 words. No buzzwords ("revolutionary," "next-gen," "AI-powered").
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§ Example Output

What you can expect back

CLARITY-FIRST
Headline: Let clients book themselves, no phone tag.
Sub: Self-scheduling and automatic reminders that cut no-shows and free up your week.
CTA: Start booking free

CURIOSITY
Headline: The reason your calendar stays half-empty.
Sub: It's not your marketing — it's the friction between interest and a booked appointment.
CTA: See how it works

CONTRARIAN
Headline: Stop answering the phone to fill your schedule.
Sub: The best-booked practices let software handle scheduling so they can focus on clients.
CTA: Ditch phone tag

Note: Clarity-first usually converts best for unfamiliar audiences; test curiosity if you're driving warm traffic that already knows the category.

Illustrative example — your results will vary by tool and inputs.

§ Pro Tips

Get sharper results

  • 01Write the [PAIN] in your customers' actual words, pulled from reviews or support tickets — copy that echoes their phrasing converts far better than a marketer's paraphrase.
  • 02Pick the clarity-first headline as your default control; only ship curiosity or contrarian versions to traffic that already understands your category.
  • 03Ask the model to justify each headline in one line so you understand the angle and can brief a designer on emphasis and hierarchy.
  • 04Tell it to keep the value, not the mechanism, in the headline — buyers care that no-shows drop, not how the scheduling engine works.
  • 05Request 5 CTA options instead of 3 so you have button copy to A/B test independently of the headline.
§ Variations

Adapt it for your case

Above-the-fold full section

Ask it to also add a one-line trust element (social proof or guarantee) and a secondary CTA to round out the full hero.

B2B enterprise tone

Tell it the audience is procurement or IT buyers and ask for headlines that emphasize ROI, security, and reliability over playfulness.

Match a competitor's gap

Paste a competitor's hero and ask for headlines that stake out the positioning they're missing.

Best For — Roles
Use For — Tasks
Tags#landing-page#conversion#copywriting
§ FAQ

Common questions

Which headline style should I actually launch with?

Lead with clarity-first for cold traffic and unfamiliar products — people convert on understanding before cleverness. Save curiosity and contrarian for warm or category-aware audiences.

Why ban words like 'AI-powered' and 'next-gen'?

They're filler that says nothing about the benefit. Banning them forces the copy to state a concrete value the reader can immediately grasp.

Can I test all three headlines at once?

Test two at a time against each other so results stay readable. Pin your clarity-first version as the control and challenge it with one alternative.

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