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Should your ads point at the homepage?

Sometimes. Usually not. Here's how to tell.

The homepage is built for everyone: existing customers, job seekers, vendors, and buyers. Paid traffic is one specific person with one specific question.

A dedicated page usually wins because it removes every choice except the one you want. But there are real exceptions.

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How to decide

  • Send to a landing page when…

    You're advertising one service, running a specific offer, targeting one area, or spending enough that a few points of conversion rate matters.

  • The homepage is fine when…

    You're running brand campaigns, your homepage already leads with the exact service being advertised, or spend is too small to justify a build.

  • What actually causes the lift

    Message match and reduced choice — not stripping the navigation for its own sake.

  • How to prove it

    Run both for a few weeks against the same campaign and compare cost per qualified lead, not conversion rate alone.

Questions we get

Does Google penalize landing pages?
No. Quality Score rewards relevance, so a well-matched landing page usually lowers your cost per click.
Should the landing page be indexed?
If it's genuinely useful, yes. If it's a near-duplicate variant, canonicalize it.

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