Homepage: Homepage Hero Redesign
Test Results
Key Learning
Problem: The first screen of the homepage must immediately communicate value — if it doesn't, users bounce before scrolling.
What worked: The variant addressed this conversion friction directly. (+5.7% lift)
Takeaway: A meaningful improvement that compounds with other optimizations. Layout wins often unlock further opportunities — isolate which specific element drove the lift for even larger gains.
How to Apply This to Your Site
This experiment demonstrated that homepage: homepage hero redesign can produce a +5.7% improvement in conversions. The test was run on a homepage page in the energy & utilities industry. With 30,538 visitors in the sample, this is a robust result.
Before you test: Consider that layout tests typically require large sample sizes to detect small effects. This test ran for 42 days — plan for at least that long.
This result reached 95% statistical confidence, meaning there is a very low probability the observed effect was due to chance. Results at this confidence level are generally considered reliable for making business decisions.
What Was Tested
A/B test on homepage testing layout changes.
Methodology
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