Using External Landing Pages with Disco: A Guide
Each Disco product includes a built-in Registration page to share with prospective members. This page is ready to use and provides a straightforward way to enroll new members. However, using a third-party landing page builder might be more suitable to integrate your product into a broader marketing strategy. You can easily link your Disco Product Registration page to any external marketing site.
Choosing the right Landing Page Builder
Selecting the best landing page builder for promoting your community, spaces, and courses depends on several factors:
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Design Expertise: Consider how comfortable you are with creating and designing landing pages.
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Budget: Evaluate your budget, as some tools may have costs associated with advanced features or templates.
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Time and Resources: Think about how much time and resources you can dedicate to designing and optimizing your landing pages for lead generation.
Recommended Landing Page Builders
If you decide to use an external landing page builder, here are some of the top options to consider, each offering free and paid customizable templates:
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Carrd: Ideal for simple, one-page sites. Great for beginners or those with limited design experience.
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Wix: Offers a user-friendly drag-and-drop editor with extensive customization options suitable for most users.
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Webflow: Best for advanced users who want full design control and integration with custom code.
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Unbounce: Focuses on conversion rate optimization with powerful tools for creating high-converting landing pages.
The recommended landing page builders offer free and paid customizable templates. Here’s how each platform stands out:
Carrd
Carrd is an excellent choice for those seeking a straightforward, cost-effective solution. It's particularly appealing for beginners due to its minimal learning curve. You can create up to three landing pages for free, with an advanced plan available for just $49.00 per year. Carrd’s simplicity is its strength and limitation: while it offers clean and easy-to-use templates, the designs are mostly limited to two-column layouts, with text in one column and an image in the other. This makes it ideal for simple, focused landing pages but less suitable for more complex designs.
Wix
Wix offers many highly polished landing page templates, which are especially well-suited for selling courses. It provides more customization options than Carrd, although it has a slightly steeper learning curve. In terms of design flexibility, Wix sits between Carrd and Webflow, making it a great choice if you want more control over the appearance of your landing page without the complexity of advanced design tools. If you can find a class or course template that aligns with your content needs, Wix is an excellent option.
Webflow
Webflow is the go-to choice for those seeking highly customized landing pages. It’s favored by the design community because it offers robust customization options without requiring any coding knowledge. While Webflow has a steeper learning curve than Carrd or Wix, it rewards users with unparalleled design flexibility. Webflow also offers a variety of templated landing pages tailored for selling courses. Additionally, free plans are available for students and educators, though some restrictions apply. If you’re looking for advanced design control, Webflow is an excellent option.
Unbounce
Unbounce is ideal for tracking visitors, running tests, and optimizing landing pages for conversions. Its Smart Builder uses AI technology to quickly generate page layouts and content, allowing you to create a landing page in under five minutes, though some tweaks may be needed. Unbounce also excels at testing page variants, automatically directing traffic to the version most likely to convert. While it comes with a higher price point than other builders, its advanced features make it a worthwhile investment for anyone serious about maximizing page conversions and optimizations.