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CRO research, visitor psychology, and pre-traffic CRO.

Landing page insights, conversion science, and visitor research. Written for founders, agencies, and marketing teams who care more about why visitors leave than how many showed up.

Conversion Science17 May 2026 · 11 min read· Ben Little

CRO Audits Are Broken. And Your Agency Is Paying the Bill.

Your agency charges $3,000 for a CRO audit. The deliverable is a 60-page PDF that says 'make the CTA bigger'. The client implements it. Conversion does not move. Here is the structural reason, and the two layers a 2026 audit needs.

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Research12 May 2026 · 12 min read· Ben Little

50 Visitors. One Landing Page. Three Completely Different Bounces In The First 8 Seconds.

We ran 50 simulated visitors through the same SaaS landing page. They bounced in the first 8 seconds for three completely different reasons. The research, the methodology, and the 3 elements that decide whether anyone scrolls.

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Research3 May 2026 · 10 min read· Ben Little

Why ChatGPT Cites Some Sources and Ignores Others (Our 482-Run Data Set)

We ran 482 AI search queries across 5 platforms. Only 0.6% of non-brand queries cited any source. Brand mentions get a domain cited 10x more often than backlinks. The citation moat isn't links.

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For Agencies28 Apr 2026 · 9 min read· Ben Little

Your Client Is Blaming You for Their Conversions. Here's What's Actually Your Fault.

The 7 reasons a site doesn't convert, and which three are actually in your scope. Plus how to protect yourself at handoff and turn the blame conversation into a retainer.

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Conversion Science17 Apr 2026 · 11 min read· Ben Little

Your AI Built Your Landing Page Around a Theory Debunked in 1976

The conversion funnel has been studied since 1898 and proven wrong since 1976. AI code generators skipped all of it. Here is what that costs your landing page.

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Conversion Science20 Apr 2026 · 10 min read· Ben Little

You Don't Have a Traffic Problem. You Have a Clarity Problem.

The first thing a founder says when conversions are low: 'I need more traffic.' The data says otherwise. At 1,000 visitors a month, one A/B test takes 28 months. Fix clarity first.

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Research9 Apr 2026 · 11 min read· Ben Little

69% of AI Crawlers Can't Read Your Website (And One Is Wearing a Disguise)

GPTBot and ClaudeBot cannot execute JavaScript. 69% of AI crawlers see a blank page. Here is what they miss and how generative engine optimization (GEO) actually works.

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Conversion Science3 Apr 2026 · 12 min read· Ben Little

You Vibe-Coded a Landing Page. Now Nobody Converts.

You shipped a landing page in 20 minutes with Cursor. It looks professional. Your conversion rate is 0.4%. Here are the 6 CRO decisions the AI made for you that you never reviewed.

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Conversion Science28 Mar 2026 · 12 min read· Ben Little

Why Is My Landing Page Not Converting?

Your landing page has traffic but no conversions. Here are the 9 specific failure modes, how to diagnose which one is yours, and how to fix it.

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PsychologyComing soon

The Founder's Page vs. The Stranger's Page: Why You Can't See Your Own Conversion Problems

You've rewritten your hero section 12 times. You know too much about your product to see what a stranger sees when they land on it for the first time.

ResearchComing soon

What 50 Simulated Visitors See in the First 8 Seconds of Your Page

We ran 50 different visitor personas through the same SaaS landing page. A price-sensitive buyer, a technical evaluator, and a skeptical researcher each saw something completely different.

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