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Is learning to code worth it? Coding vs Clickfunnels? (5)

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I've been following Vortex's 40 Day Guide and I am currently working on coding for landing pages.

And what I've been wondering is if learning to code is even the most efficient thing that I should be doing. The reason I say this is that there are so many softwares that are out there such as Clickfunnels, Thrive Themes and Leadpages that seem do it for you so all you have to do is drag and drop.

Now I totally understand that having a basic knowledge of coding (which I am going for) is important in terms of ripping landers.

With that said, I am interested in building landing pages of my own. And was wondering in terms of building landing pages if you thought that there was certain advantageous or disadvantages to using a software such as clickfunnels over learning how to/paying someone to code

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I have been running ads online for around 10 years now and over that time I have picked up a little coding skill. A very little haha. I can change links out and put pixels but that is the extent of it. There are so many tools these days that you can use that you time is better spent testing campaigns than learning to code.

Having a coder on your team is great if you have the cash to do it. Static landing pages can load faster and of course you have more flexibility with them than using a tool. You have to make sure you get the right tools as well. Clickfunnels isn't necessary unless you are building funnels for lead gen or if you have a product to sale. It's very slow loading and can be buggy. I haven't tried the other ones you mentioned. Recently I have been testing landerlab.io and it's looking really good for straight affiliate campaigns.

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It depends of your strengths. For example, I have 20+ years of coding experience, so I spent the last month optimizing all details so that I get really fast LP, easy to deploy. But someone else really creative, very good at finding angles may focus less on coding and more on increasing the CTR of his banners.

Clickfunnels is slow. It sends a lot of Javascript and CSS to the user. For some types of advertising, it can be a problem. That is the price to pay to have all this drag and drop options and simple to use interface. For a faster similar option, you can check Unbounce, which is newer than Click Funnel and has been better optimized for speed.
https://unbounce.com/

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Learning how to code on an advanced level will take years, so that's probably not an option, but knowing the basics is very useful... so you don't have to run to a coder every time you need to replace something on your LPs.

The problem with all the tools out there, is that they create a long code that a skilled coder wouldnt do, plus many of them also host the landers which means additional problems and limitations, not to mention the often slow loading speeds.

The best you could do is to pay some coder to rip some LPs for you, then learn how to make the necessary small tweaks to them.

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gooddrewman,

That's exactly what I have been thinking. I can't deny how much of an advantage coding can be. Yet at the same time I just feel like there are so many other important things that I could be trying out. Spending an entire week or month learning to (as a newbie coder) and create the most basic landing pages just doesn't seem like the right move.

I may just give landerlab a shot.

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