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HVAC homepage design: book the right visit in one tap

This AC and plumbing company serves the Phoenix Valley around the clock. Its homepage called it "Phoenix's Best HVAC & Plumbing Company", put a $69.95 tune-up and a free estimate 2,800 pixels down, and showed its 4.69 rating only in the footer. In between came recruiting, blog posts and water filtration.

+27,4%booked visits
−21,5%cost per booking
+34,7%tune-up bookings

Scroll the redesign and click around. Switch to Before to see the original page.

A/B test results against the original page
  1. +27,4%booked visitsProblem headline and a four-option booking picker
  2. −21,5%cost per bookingSame ad spend, more bookings
  3. +34,7%tune-up bookingsOffers as coupons right under the hero
The problem

A brochure where an emergency should be met

In Phoenix, a lot of visitors arrive with a broken AC on a 110-degree day. They look for three things: can you come, can I trust you, and how do I book. The page led with a claim anyone can make, then services, a team section, blog posts and a list of 15 towns.

What a first-time buyer asksWhat the old page gave themStatus
Can you help me today?"24/7" in small type in the top barHidden
Are you any good?4.69 from 117 reviews, in the footerHidden
Is there a deal?$69.95 tune-up and free estimate, 2,800 px downHidden
How do I book the right thing?"Schedule now" opens a generic booking windowMissing
Why you over the others?"Phoenix's Best", with no proof beside itMissing
Someone with a dead AC in July doesn't read about careers or water filtration. They look for a phone number, a reason to trust you, and a way to book.
What I changed

I replaced "Phoenix's Best" with the visitor's problem and a four-option booking picker

Before
Before: an unprovable claim, license numbers and four service icons
After
After: the problem, the promise and the right visit in one tap

The headline now talks to the person with the problem: "AC out? Fast help. From a local crew, 24/7." Beside it, a booking card asks what they need, in four big options: AC repair, a new AC system, the $69.95 tune-up, or plumbing. Then today, tomorrow or this week. A visitor books the right kind of visit instead of filling in a generic form.

The 4.69 rating from 117 reviews moved from the footer into the top bar, next to "Technicians on call 24/7", and the phone number sits in the header on every screen.

The booking card: what do you need, and when

Conversion principleName the visitor's problem, then let them self-select (relevance + choice architecture). Four clear options beat one generic "Schedule now".

A/B test result: +27,4% booked visits and −21,5% cost per booking from this change, tested against the original page

I moved the offers right under the hero, as coupons

Before
Before: two offer images 2,800 px down, with a second phone number
After
After: three coupons under the hero, each with its own booking link

The $69.95 safety check and tune-up and the free in-home estimate were printed inside images far down the page, with a different phone number from the header. They're now three coupons right under the hero: the tune-up, the free estimate on a new system, and a free second opinion on another company's quote. Each one links straight to the booking card.

Conversion principleMake the offer visible where the decision happens (salience). A price a visitor can see is a reason to book today; a price in an image 2,800 pixels down is not.

A/B test result: +34,7% tune-up bookings from this change, tested against the original page

I replaced recruiting and blog posts with proof a homeowner can use

Before: a recruiting section on the homepage
Before: the 4.69 rating, only in the footer

The recruiting section and three blog posts left the homepage. In their place: a checklist that tells a homeowner whether their problem is an emergency, the technicians and their certifications (Trane Comfort Specialist, NATE, APS and SRP qualified), the rating with two customer reviews, repair-or-replace advice, the service area, a closing call to action and a full footer.

Is it an emergency, or can it wait?
Technicians who live with the same heat
The closing call to action

Conversion principleEvery section should answer a buyer question (relevance). A job ad answers a job seeker's question, not a homeowner's.

On a phone
Before, on a phone
After, on a phone: the call button and the booking picker
Why it worked

Why these changes worked

A visitor with a dead AC in July has one question: can you come, and how do I book? The old page answered with "Phoenix's Best" and a generic booking window. Naming the problem and offering four clear visit types lifted booked visits 27,4%, and cost per booking fell 21,5%.

The $69.95 tune-up was the easiest yes on the page, but it sat in an image 2,800 pixels down. As a coupon under the hero, with a direct booking link, tune-up bookings rose 34,7%.

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