Shopify Landing Page Playbook
5 Things You Must Nail Before You Build Any Page
Get these 5 right and every page converts harder. Skip them and nothing you build works.
Cold → Warm: Each Stage Needs Its Own Page
1
Your Store Is Not a Funnel
A store is for browsing. A funnel is for converting. Don't confuse them.
Most funnels vs. hyperoptimised
✕ Most. 1–2% CVR
Ad
→
PDP
→
Bounce
Cold traffic on a transactional page. They leave. You paid for that click.
✓ Hyperoptimised. 3–6%+ CVR
Ad
→
Presell
→
PDP
→
Buy
Presell does 80% of the persuasion. By the PDP, they're sold.
The two-page system
Presell page
Educates, builds belief, warms the prospect. Advertorial · Listicle · Quiz · VSL.
Offer page
Receives a pre-sold visitor. Stacks value, removes risk. Just has to close.
Paths by traffic temperature
❄ Cold
Ad
→
Presell
→
Offer
→
Checkout
◑ Warm
Ad
→
Offer
→
Checkout
🔥 Hot · Retargeting
Ad
→
Short offer
→
Checkout
Do this now
- Check your top 3 campaigns. PDP or landing page?
- If PDP, that's your leak. Cold traffic on a closing page.
- Build a presell for your coldest source. A/B test.
- Measure CAC at the funnel level, not page level.
2
Temperature Decides Everything
Cold, warm, hot. Different state. Different page.
❄ Cold
Never heard of you.
- Lead with the problem
- Educate before selling
- Page: Advertorial · Quiz · VSL
- Don't: send to PDP
◑ Warm
Knows you, hasn't bought.
- Lead with proof + offer
- Skip the presell
- Page: Long-form sales
- Don't: re-presell them
🔥 Hot
Almost bought.
- Lead with urgency
- Cut all friction
- Page: Short offer / direct checkout
- Don't: send long-form
Do this now
- Label every active campaign: cold, warm, or hot
- Open the page each one drives to
- Is the page built for that audience?
- Mismatch = your highest-leverage fix
3
Message Match Is The #1 Lever
Every ad makes a promise. The page must keep it.
3 levels of match
1
Headline match
Ad: "Tired of waking up exhausted?" → Page H1: "Tired of waking up exhausted?"
2
Angle match
Problem · Social Proof · Mechanism · Authority, page must speak to that angle's buyer.
3
Audience match
25yo athlete vs. 50yo executive. Different fears. Different proof. One page can't speak to both.
One ad angle = one dedicated page. Non-negotiable.
Audit it now
- Pull your top 5 ads by spend
- Write each ad's core promise
- Open the page each ad drives to
- Doesn't open with the same promise? That's your leak.
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4
The 5 Beliefs Every Buyer Needs
Miss one, lose the sale.
1
"I have this problem"
"Exhausted by 2pm? It's probably not your sleep."
2
"This product can solve it"
"Beef liver, iron, B12, vitamin A in one whole-food source."
3
"This is for someone like me"
"Busy moms over 35, results in two weeks."
4
"It will work for me"
"I started after my second baby. I finally have energy again."
5
"There's no risk"
"Feel the difference in 30 days, or it's free."
Do this now
- Open your landing page
- Read it as a skeptical first-time visitor
- Mark which beliefs your page misses
- Add the proof or copy before your next test
5
Measure What Matters
ROAS alone is misleading. Track these instead.
| Metric | What it tells you | Target |
|---|---|---|
| RPV | True traffic value | $3–$8 |
| CVR | Are people buying? | 2–5% cold / 5–10% hot |
| CTA clicks | Building enough desire? | 10%+ |
| Initiate checkout | Reaching purchase intent? | 40–60% |
| Completion | Finishing once started? | 50–70% |
| CAC vs breakeven | Funnel sustainable? | Below breakeven |
Diagnose your funnel
| Symptom | Problem | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| High bounce, low scroll | Hook / message match | Rewrite headline |
| Good scroll, low CTA clicks | Page not building desire | Fix proof / offer |
| High clicks, low checkout | Offer losing them | Test guarantee + value |
| Starts, no completion | Friction / price shock | Cut steps, fix mobile |
| Good CVR, bad LTV:CAC | Wrong customers | Recheck angle + audience |
Fix order: RPV → CVR → CTA → Initiate → Complete → LTV:CAC. Never fix AOV before CVR.
Do this now
- Pull all metrics for your top funnel today
- Find the weakest number, that's your fix
- Work top of the hierarchy down
- Fix CVR before AOV. Always.
Each Awareness Stage Needs Its Own Page
The Summary
Build a 2-page systemPresell for cold. Offer page to close. Never paid traffic to a PDP.
Match page to temperatureCold needs education. Warm needs proof. Hot needs speed.
One angle = one pageThe headline must mirror the ad hook exactly.
Build all 5 beliefsEvery unconverted visitor is missing at least one.
Fix in orderRPV → CVR → step rates. Never AOV before CVR.
The page is not a support asset. It's the sales mechanism. Build it like one.
Who You'd Be Working With
Kam Hossieny
- Former Strategy Consultant at Deloitte (4 years)
- Built and scaled a 7-figure brand
- Scaled Solvexmedia from 2 employees to 20+ in 4 years
- Grew from 1 client to 400+ clients
Real Client Results
$1,338,625
incremental annual revenue for one brand. 14 winning tests out of 22. Same ad spend.
"Out of 22 A/B tests, 14 were significant wins, generating $1,338,625 in incremental annual revenue without increasing ad spend."
Mark P. · MUMS, The Swedish Candy Co.
★★★★★
Real Dashboards. Real Conversion Rates.
2X CVR
in the first two weeks
"Kam and Solvex are magical when it comes to increasing conversions."
Shayne Rubio
★★★★★
5%+ CVR
on every Solvex page
"They build the highest converting landing pages. We haven't seen a conversion rate below 5% on a Solvex page."
Jay Vintimilla
Griddle Buddy USA
★★★★★
+40% CVR
confusing offer turned into a story that sells
"They took our confusing offer and turned it into a story that prints sales. These guys understand CRO like nobody else."
Fonzie
DYC International
★★★★★
What CRO does to a real store's numbers
| Metric | Before (Control) | After CRO + A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Ad Spend | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| Monthly Sessions | 22,500 | 22,500 |
| Conversion Rate | 1.21% | 2.48% (+105%) |
| Average Order Value | $74 | $78 |
| Revenue Per Visitor | $0.90 | $1.93 |
| Cost Per Acquisition | $102 | $49 (52% lower) |
| Monthly Revenue | $20,250 | $43,425 |
| Annualized Impact | — | +$277,000 |
Same spend. Same traffic. Over 2x the revenue.
Pages We've Built


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