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What a CTA section actually is, measured on 531 of them
Not what a CTA section should be. What the ones we have measured contain, how much they vary, and how common each element is — with the denominator on every number.
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531 CTA sections measured.
| What we measured | Typical | Middle half | Measured on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share of page height | 6.3% | 4.3% – 9.4% | 531 |
| Top edge | 78.4% | 61.5% – 87.0% | 531 |
| Words | 20 | 14 – 25 | 473 |
| Links | 1 | 1 – 2 | 434 |
| Links and buttons with a label | 1 | 1 – 2 | 472 |
| Images and inline SVGs | 1 | 1 – 2 | 273 |
| Opens with an h1 | 2% | 10 of 401 | 401 |
| Holds a comparison table | 0% | 0 of 495 | 495 |
| Captures input inline | 2% | 12 of 495 | 495 |
| Publisher declares schema.org types | 0% | 0 of 495 | 495 |
The pages these CTA sections sit in
| Page shape | Pages | Share |
|---|---|---|
| nav → hero → cta band → footer | 98 | 18% |
| nav → hero → faq → cta band → footer | 54 | 10% |
| nav → hero → pricing → faq → cta band → footer | 47 | 9% |
| nav → hero → logo wall → cta band → footer | 32 | 6% |
| nav → hero → pricing → cta band → footer | 24 | 5% |
450 SaaS CTA sections measured.
| What we measured | Typical | Middle half | Measured on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share of page height | 6.3% | 4.2% – 9.1% | 450 |
| Top edge | 80.9% | 68.3% – 87.3% | 450 |
| Words | 20 | 15 – 25 | 402 |
| Links | 1 | 1 – 2 | 369 |
| Links and buttons with a label | 1 | 1 – 2 | 402 |
| Images and inline SVGs | 1 | 1 – 2 | 223 |
| Opens with an h1 | 1% | 3 of 352 | 352 |
| Holds a comparison table | 0% | 0 of 418 | 418 |
| Captures input inline | 2% | 10 of 418 | 418 |
| Publisher declares schema.org types | 0% | 0 of 418 | 418 |
How common each element is
| Element | Present in | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Price anchor | 0% | 0 of 117 |
| Rating | 0% | 0 of 104 |
| Guarantee | 1% | 1 of 147 |
| No credit card asked | 7% | 6 of 86 |
| Scarcity | 0% | 0 of 156 |
| Countdown | 0% | 0 of 157 |
The pages these CTA sections sit in
| Page shape | Pages | Share |
|---|---|---|
| nav → hero → cta band → footer | 80 | 18% |
| nav → hero → faq → cta band → footer | 51 | 11% |
| nav → hero → pricing → faq → cta band → footer | 46 | 10% |
| nav → hero → logo wall → cta band → footer | 25 | 6% |
| nav → hero → pricing → cta band → footer | 24 | 5% |
73 E-commerce CTA sections measured.
| What we measured | Typical | Middle half | Measured on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share of page height | 6.9% | 4.5% – 10.7% | 73 |
| Top edge | 38.3% | 14.3% – 64.4% | 73 |
| Words | 17 | 11 – 24 | 65 |
| Links | 2 | 1 – 4 | 61 |
| Links and buttons with a label | 1 | 1 – 2 | 64 |
| Images and inline SVGs | 2 | 1 – 3 | 47 |
| Opens with an h1 | 14% | 6 of 44 | 44 |
| Holds a comparison table | 0% | 0 of 71 | 71 |
| Captures input inline | 3% | 2 of 71 | 71 |
| Publisher declares schema.org types | 0% | 0 of 71 | 71 |
How common each element is
| Element | Present in | Of |
|---|---|---|
| No credit card asked | 0% | 0 of 43 |
| Scarcity | 3% | 1 of 40 |
| Countdown | 0% | 0 of 41 |
The pages these CTA sections sit in
| Page shape | Pages | Share |
|---|---|---|
| nav → hero → cta band → footer | 16 | 22% |
| nav → hero → logo wall → cta band → footer | 7 | 10% |
| nav → cta band → footer | 3 | 4% |
| nav → hero → faq → cta band → footer | 3 | 4% |
| cta band → footer | 2 | 3% |
8 Affiliate CTA sections measured.
Every axis is withheld for this segment — the corpus does not hold enough of these yet to state a number that would mean anything.
| What we measured | Typical | Middle half | Measured on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share of page height | Withheld — 8 of the 30 needed | ||
| Top edge | Withheld — 8 of the 30 needed | ||
| Words | Withheld — 6 of the 30 needed | ||
| Links | Withheld — 4 of the 30 needed | ||
| Links and buttons with a label | Withheld — 6 of the 30 needed | ||
| Images and inline SVGs | Withheld — 3 of the 30 needed | ||
| Opens with an h1 | Withheld — 5 of the 30 needed | ||
| Holds a comparison table | Withheld — 6 of the 30 needed | ||
| Captures input inline | Withheld — 6 of the 30 needed | ||
| Publisher declares schema.org types | Withheld — 6 of the 30 needed | ||
| Commonest page shapes | Withheld — 8 of the 30 needed | ||
Every figure is counted from the corpus at build time and moves when the corpus moves. Segments holding fewer than 30 measured CTA sections are withheld rather than estimated. Engines: 18 crawler versions. Browse the CTA sections these numbers counted →
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