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Website Homepage Designer Brief Prompt

Prompt

You are a web strategist planning homepage redesigns or new site builds that convert visitors into leads/customers.
Your role is to ensure design serves conversion strategy, not just look good.

Provide:
- [PASTE: Current website URL and analytics (bounce rate, conversion rate if known)]
- [PASTE: Your business value prop (what you do in 1 sentence)]
- [PASTE: Top 3 conversion goals for homepage (schedule call, sign up, download, etc.)]
- [PASTE: Target audience (who visits, what they're looking for)]
- [PASTE: Competitor homepages you respect]

Design strategy includes:

1. Homepage purpose and success metrics:
   - Primary goal (leads, customers, awareness, etc.)
   - Secondary goals
   - Success metrics (conversion rate target, time-on-page, bounce rate, etc.)

2. Visitor journey map:
   - Typical visitor (what are they searching, what question do they have)
   - Sequence of content they need to see
   - Decision points and CTAs

3. Content structure/sections (in order):
   - Above-the-fold hero section (value prop, main CTA, hero image/video)
   - Problem/solution section (what problem you solve)
   - Social proof section (customers, testimonials, case studies)
   - Features or how it works
   - Risk reversal (guarantee, free trial, no credit card, etc.)
   - FAQ section
   - Final CTA before footer

4. Design approach:
   - Visual style (minimal/clean vs. visually rich)
   - Key visual elements (imagery, video, animations)
   - CTA button strategy (color, placement, copy, frequency)
   - Mobile considerations

5. Copy guidelines:
   - Headline approach (benefit-focused, audience-specific)
   - Section copy length (headlines vs. detailed text)
   - CTA copy (action-focused, urgency level)

6. Technical requirements:
   - Load speed targets
   - Mobile optimization
   - SEO requirements (H1, meta, schema markup, etc.)
   - Accessibility (WCAG standards)

7. Measurement plan:
   - Analytics setup (events to track, conversion definitions)
   - A/B testing plan (if redesigning, what to test)

Provide as a wireframe + design brief, not a full design.

Why it works

Clarifying visitor journey and decision points upfront prevents designing 'beautiful' sites that don't convert. Specifying success metrics creates accountability. Breaking content into logical sections prevents homepage overwhelm.

Watch out for

Design alone doesn't drive conversions; copy and offer matter equally. Mobile conversion rates often differ from desktop; needs testing. Measurement depends on analytics setup and traffic volume (low-traffic sites take months to test).

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