{"id":13778,"date":"2025-09-12T11:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scopedesign.com\/?page_id=13778"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:19:15","slug":"how-to-write-an-effective-home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scopedesign.com\/cms\/website-content-worksheet\/how-to-write-an-effective-home-page\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write an Effective Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13733,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13778","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"scope_page_hero_artwork":16790,"scope_experience_version":1,"scope_template":"editorial-service","scope_eyebrow":"THE THINKING \/ YOUR HOME PAGE","scope_headline":"Help visitors find","scope_headline_accent":"their way into your work.","scope_intro":"A useful home page quickly orients people: what you do, who you help, and where they can go next. 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Use a specific headline, a supporting sentence, and one clear next action to establish context.\n\nThe opening can be concise or more descriptive depending on the offer. Its job is to help the right people feel oriented and help others understand what they can explore instead.","section_artwork":null,"section_art_crop":"layers"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editorial_section","section_key":"choose-home-page-sections","section_eyebrow":"02 \/ THE PAGE JOURNEY","section_heading":"Choose sections that help someone move from interest to understanding.","section_body":"A home page might introduce key services, explain how the work helps, show a relevant example, or address a common concern. Include a section because it answers a useful question\u2014not because every other home page has one.\n\nPrioritize the information visitors need to choose a path. 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