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Nobody reads your About page. Here's how to fix that.

DEV Community·Swift Copy·about 1 month ago
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Every About Us page I've ever read starts the same way: "We are a passionate team of [X] dedicated to [vague mission statement]." Nobody reads past the second sentence. I know, because I've checked heatmaps. Here's the thing though — a good About page is one of the highest-converting pages on a site. Visitors who land on it are already interested. They're doing due diligence. They want a reason to trust you. Most About pages give them a reason to leave instead. Why About pages fail Problem 1: They're about the founder, not the visitor. "We started in 2021 when our founder noticed a gap in the market..." — nobody cares. What they care about is: does this company understand my problem? Problem 2: They list achievements instead of building trust. Badges, press mentions, years of experience. These are credentials, not connection. Connection comes from shared struggle, not a resume. Problem 3: They have no CTA. You've got someone who's actively reading about your company and you just... let them leave?…

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