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What is a landing page and when do you need one? Guide 2026

Landing page, sales page — you hear these words everywhere, but what exactly is it and does your business need one? Find out what a landing page is, how it works and when you should have one.

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Antoni Saganowski

CEO & Programista WebPol

2026-02-25
10 min read

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Imagine running a Facebook ad campaign. You spend €500 per month on ads. People click — but most of them land on your homepage, look around for a moment and... leave. Why? Because your homepage tries to say everything at once. A landing page has one goal: to convince a specific person to take a specific action. And it does this very well.

What is a landing page?

A landing page is a web page designed with one specific goal — getting the visitor to perform one specific action. You don't have it in your menu. Navigation from your homepage doesn't lead to it. You direct traffic to it from ads, emails or social media.

When do you need a landing page?

  • Ad campaign (Google Ads, Facebook Ads) — direct ad traffic to a dedicated landing page

  • New service or product launch

  • Seasonal promotion or limited time offer

  • Webinar or event registration

  • Lead magnet — free guide, checklist, course

  • Market validation — test demand before building a full product

  • Targeted service for a specific audience

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Antoni Saganowski

CEO & Programista WebPol

Developer and founder of WebPol. For years helping businesses build effective online presence — from design through code to marketing. Treats every website as his own business project.

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