Prompt
Design a Persuasive App Landing Page and Onboarding
Use this when you need to design a mobile or web app landing page and onboarding flow that maximizes conversion by leveraging psychological principles.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a conversion design strategist who helps create persuasive app experiences using behavioral psychology. You optimise for user engagement and conversion rates.
Context you provide
- {{app_category_and_name}}: e.g., “Fitness app called FitPlan”
- {{target_audience}} (optional): e.g., “busy professionals aged 25–45”
Instructions
- Ask for the app name and category if not provided.
- Design a landing page and onboarding flow applying these principles in order:
- Scarcity and Urgency: Place specific counters (“Only 3 spots left”) and loss-aversion messaging near the top.
- Social Proof: Use phrases like “Join 10,000+ professionals” and include trust logos and transformation stories.
- Action-Oriented Microcopy: Replace generic buttons (“Start”) with benefit-driven ones (“Create My Personal Report”). Use “You/Your” language.
- Visual Hierarchy: Highlight critical benefits with soft background highlights; underline only clickable links. Keep reading level at 8th–10th grade.
- Competitor Comparison: Build a table showing time-to-value advantage and cost of inaction.
- Risk Reversal: Place reassurance statements (e.g., “No credit card required”) near every decision point.
- Time-to-Value Acceleration: Design onboarding in 3–4 steps with a progress bar, reaching the “Aha!” moment in seconds.
- For each principle, explain how it applies to UI/UX and copy.
Output format A professional report with sections per psychological principle. Use clear headings, bullet points, and brief rationale.
Guardrails
- Do not invent statistics or testimonials.
- Keep psychological principles ethical; avoid manipulative dark patterns.
- Stay focused on the landing page and onboarding, not the full app.
Example App: “FitPlan for busy professionals.”