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06-06-2017 03:44 AM
#1
gmfdirector (Member)
Quick Way to Build Landers
I have been searching for a thread about this, but have so far been unlucky. What is the easiest way to quickly build multiple landers? I have looked at some landing page builders such as Ontraport and Instapage. They seem like they might work, however, they are self-hosted (correct if I'm wrong) which I assume means you can't use a CDN to speed delivery.
06-06-2017 09:17 AM
#2
Mobidea (Veteran Member)
Hey!
Normally using such services doesn't give you much control over the code, since you don't know what is happening on the back-end.
Although, Instapage is not really self-hosted, you are purchasing a ready-to-use service, which also provides a CDN already (Instapage mention on their website - "Worldwide CDN, Dual cloud infrastructure on both Amazon and Google, advanced Image optimization algorithms..").
This is the thing with Instapage, you don't have to worry about a CDN, but also you don't have full control. If you want to do it fully by yourself, like hosting and connecting to CDN, then you'd need to work without the LP builder.
06-06-2017 11:01 AM
#3
caurmen (Administrator)
The easiest way to build multiple landers is to develop a template, then simply change the relevant sections in the template for each lander.
If you want to, you can set up a custom Content Management System to do this really quickly and easily. An eight-line Python script will do the job fine. You can also adapt something like Hugo to your purposes.
This all sounds a little techie - because it is, unfortunately.
To the best of my knowledge there's no super-simple way to create landers that are fast and efficient without getting a little techie. Having a basic knowledge of CSS and HTML and then modifying templates is the way to go.
Hope that helps!
06-07-2017 03:02 AM
#4
gmfdirector (Member)
Originally Posted by
Mobidea
Hey!
Normally using such services doesn't give you much control over the code, since you don't know what is happening on the back-end.
Although, Instapage is not really self-hosted, you are purchasing a ready-to-use service, which also provides a CDN already (Instapage mention on their website - "Worldwide CDN, Dual cloud infrastructure on both Amazon and Google, advanced Image optimization algorithms..").
This is the thing with Instapage, you don't have to worry about a CDN, but also you don't have full control. If you want to do it fully by yourself, like hosting and connecting to CDN, then you'd need to work without the LP builder.
Thank you for clarifying the Instapage CDN issue. Would you recommend Instapage for beginning affiliate marketers? (I know that's a difficult question-I'm just wondering if it's good enough). My concern with Instapage CDN is that would not have the same speed as another CDN such as Cloudfront.
06-07-2017 03:04 AM
#5
gmfdirector (Member)
Originally Posted by
caurmen
The easiest way to build multiple landers is to develop a template, then simply change the relevant sections in the template for each lander.
If you want to, you can set up a custom Content Management System to do this really quickly and easily. An eight-line Python script will do the job fine. You can also adapt something like Hugo to your purposes.
This all sounds a little techie - because it is, unfortunately.
To the best of my knowledge there's no super-simple way to create landers that are fast and efficient without getting a little techie. Having a basic knowledge of CSS and HTML and then modifying templates is the way to go.
Hope that helps!
Do you have any recommendations for learning Hugo or recommendations for a CMS?
06-07-2017 09:31 AM
#6
Mobidea (Veteran Member)
Originally Posted by
gmfdirector
Thank you for clarifying the Instapage CDN issue. Would you recommend Instapage for beginning affiliate marketers? (I know that's a difficult question-I'm just wondering if it's good enough). My concern with Instapage CDN is that would not have the same speed as another CDN such as Cloudfront.
Honestly, we don't have any concrete information about it, although probably they are using some good service like Cloudfare. So it's a matter of asking their support or finding another landing page that was created on Instapage and testing it's loading speed for different GEOs. You can do it using this website -
https://www.dotcom-tools.com/website-speed-test.aspx
Good luck!
06-07-2017 10:21 AM
#7
caurmen (Administrator)
Hugo - https://stmforum.com/forum/showthrea...ther-Campaigns . Focused on mini-sites rather than individual landers but it'll give you an introduction.
You might also want to look at the new web server Caddy - https://caddyserver.com/ - which includes a content management system for Hugo.
As for CMS: When I say a "CMS", honestly that's over-egging the pudding a bit.
What you need to do what I describe is:
- a lander template with all the bits you want to be able to replace swapped out for text tokens - ||TITLE|| , for example -
- a very short program written in something like Python to read in what you want to replace those with.
You could learn enough Python through CodeAcademy to do that - https://www.codecademy.com/learn/python - or just hire someone on Upwork for about $50 to do the job.
You'd then simply prepare a text file for each lander with the relevant bits you want - something like
Code:
title:The Best Flashlight You Don't Own - YET!
image:flashlight1.jpg
subhead: More power, more control, and up to 9x longer life - is this the ultimate flashlight?
cta: Buy now for $39.97
and then run a one-line command on your computer to create the lander.
If folk would like a full tutorial on this, I can probably put one together soon!
06-07-2017 05:42 PM
#8
gmfdirector (Member)
Originally Posted by
caurmen
Hugo -
https://stmforum.com/forum/showthrea...ther-Campaigns . Focused on mini-sites rather than individual landers but it'll give you an introduction.
You might also want to look at the new web server Caddy -
https://caddyserver.com/ - which includes a content management system for Hugo.
As for CMS: When I say a "CMS", honestly that's over-egging the pudding a bit.
What you need to do what I describe is:
- a lander template with all the bits you want to be able to replace swapped out for text tokens - ||TITLE|| , for example -
- a very short program written in something like Python to read in what you want to replace those with.
You could learn enough Python through CodeAcademy to do that -
https://www.codecademy.com/learn/python - or just hire someone on Upwork for about $50 to do the job.
You'd then simply prepare a text file for each lander with the relevant bits you want - something like
Code:
title:The Best Flashlight You Don't Own - YET!
image:flashlight1.jpg
subhead: More power, more control, and up to 9x longer life - is this the ultimate flashlight?
cta: Buy now for $39.97
and then run a one-line command on your computer to create the lander.
If folk would like a full tutorial on this, I can probably put one together soon!
I can't speak for everyone but a tutorial would be great! Also, does Hugo work for mobile landing pages, or is that an entirely different issue?
06-08-2017 10:48 AM
#9
caurmen (Administrator)
Noted! Look for it soon.
Hugo and mobile landers: if the template you're using is mobile-friendly, it'll work absolutely fine.
06-08-2017 06:03 PM
#10
gmfdirector (Member)
Thank's caurmen. I look forward to your tutorial
06-09-2017 09:43 AM
#11
razibsh (AMC Alumnus)
Originally Posted by
caurmen
Hugo -
https://stmforum.com/forum/showthrea...ther-Campaigns . Focused on mini-sites rather than individual landers but it'll give you an introduction.
You might also want to look at the new web server Caddy -
https://caddyserver.com/ - which includes a content management system for Hugo.
As for CMS: When I say a "CMS", honestly that's over-egging the pudding a bit.
What you need to do what I describe is:
- a lander template with all the bits you want to be able to replace swapped out for text tokens - ||TITLE|| , for example -
- a very short program written in something like Python to read in what you want to replace those with.
You could learn enough Python through CodeAcademy to do that -
https://www.codecademy.com/learn/python - or just hire someone on Upwork for about $50 to do the job.
You'd then simply prepare a text file for each lander with the relevant bits you want - something like
Code:
title:The Best Flashlight You Don't Own - YET!
image:flashlight1.jpg
subhead: More power, more control, and up to 9x longer life - is this the ultimate flashlight?
cta: Buy now for $39.97
and then run a one-line command on your computer to create the lander.
If folk would like a full tutorial on this, I can probably put one together soon!
@caurmen
A full tutorial on this will be great! Definitely!
I'm looking for a template like that. It's way too hard for me to understand all of the techie details.
I am willing to pay 50$ for a freelancer that can build something like that.
Can you specify (in a techie language (-
what this template needs to be?
What exactly do i need to ask the coder to do? if i want to have something quick that i can re-use for different campaigns?
CMS that is easy to work with like changing images, the layout of the page, CTA buttons etc, the ability to add some scripts and apply it as a copy paste, save and launch campaigns?
Dealing with coding is by far the hardest thing for me in AM, and if i will have this sorted it will save me a lot of time (and money lol)
I will really appreciate your response!
Thank you!
06-09-2017 10:16 AM
#12
caurmen (Administrator)
I'll see about getting a tutorial done on this ASAP.
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