Landing page audit
How to turn a beautiful page into one that earns a phone number from an American buyer. Includes a clickable concept of the new page, built with your photos and brand.
Open the new page conceptThe bottom line
Your brand and photography are a real advantage, and few developments in Baja have them. But a cold visitor from an ad can't yet find the total price, how an American holds title, or what's actually built. Those three answers decide whether they fill out a form.
The photography, the architecture story, the calm luxury tone, and the master plan. The concept keeps all of it.
Move words off the photos, show the full cost, explain ownership, put the form on the page, and add proof in English.
California law appears to require a specific disclaimer on advertising for lots outside the US. It isn't on the page today. See legal flags.
Priorities
Ranked by our judgment of likely effect on qualified leads. Real numbers come from testing once ads run.
| # | Fix | Why it matters | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Add the California disclosure | Ads and the page target California. Counsel should confirm the wording and placement before launch. | Must do |
| 2 | Show the full price and terms | $2,514 a month with no total, no rate, and no fees reads like something is being hidden. Buyers will do the math anyway. | High |
| 3 | Explain how Americans own here | The page never mentions the bank trust. For most US buyers, this is the first question and the biggest fear. | High |
| 4 | Put a short form on the page | Today's form only appears in a popup, with four required fields. A three-step form also tells sales who's serious. | High |
| 5 | Move words off the photos | Text on bright concrete drops to about 1.6:1 contrast. The accessibility target is 4.5:1. This is the "hard to read" problem. | High |
| 6 | Write the hero for a Californian | "Minutes from Ensenada" means little to someone in San Diego. Lead with wine country, ownership, and distance from the border. | High |
| 7 | Add real urgency | Nothing on the page gives a reason to act this month. Lots left, dated price steps, and visit dates would. | High |
| 8 | Show what's built and what's planned | The page lists a beach club and clubhouse as amenities. Your main site labels them as renders. Southern California buyers remember Baja pre-sales that failed. | High |
| 9 | Replace the proof section | Spanish quotes rotate on a timer on the English page. We couldn't find the press quotes in published sources. One American owner on video would do more. | Medium |
| 10 | Answer title, water, and safety directly | Buyers will search these anyway. It's better that they hear your answer first. | Medium |
| 11 | Clean up details | Convert m² to sq ft. Fix "reservation free" (fee?) and "coxist." Update the 2025 copyright. Keep the page's mixed fonts to two. | Medium |
| 12 | Add a US way to reach you | The only phone number on this page is +52, and it isn't tappable. A US number and one-tap WhatsApp lower the barrier. | Medium |
Before and after
Every "after" comes from the clickable concept. Gold markers in it show facts we need from you.
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Most Meta traffic lands on phones, so this is the screen that matters most.
Today the words cover the building, and the price sits near the fold.
In the concept, the photo gets its own space, the words get a solid background, and "Get pricing" stays on screen while you scroll.
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Today's form asks for four fields up front, with phone prefix instructions, and promises only "more information."
The concept opens with an easy question, then asks about timing, then contact details. It promises specific things: prices and a lot map.
Sales gets each lead's intent and timing, which matters more here because housing rules limit ad targeting.


Inside the buyer's head
Buying land in another country from a phone screen is a big leap. The page has to clear all three of these, and right now it mostly clears one.
"Do the numbers work?"
Mostly missing
"Is this safe and real?"
Missing
"Can I see my life here?"
Strong mood, little story
Likely a Southern California household who already knows Valle de Guadalupe from weekend trips. They want a place to use. Lead with family, distance, and the chance to stay before buying.
Wants to buy before the area matures. Expect questions about exit, comparable sales, and resale. Show price history, dated steps, and the Montage opening. Don't promise returns.
Market research
We found no reliable published data on land appreciation. Visitor counts also vary widely, from 600,000 to 2 million a year depending on the source, so we left them out. Your own price history is the best proof available: if lots have gone up since launch, show it with dates.
Be precise about location. The page says both "in Valle de Guadalupe" and "gateway to the Wine Country," and outside writers describe the project as near the valley rather than in it. "Between the valley and the Pacific" is accurate, and it's a better pitch: most valley properties don't have a beach club plan.
Urgency
Wealthy buyers spot fake pressure quickly, and it costs trust you can't get back. These three layers are honest, and they stack.
"Montage opens in 2028." It's public, dated, and lets buyers draw their own conclusion.
"[XX] of [XX] lots left in this release," updated by your sales team. Only use it if the count is real.
"Price goes to $[X]/m² on [date]." It's the strongest driver, and it needs a real release schedule from you.
| Use | Avoid |
|---|---|
| Dated price steps and past release prices | Countdown timers that reset |
| Real lot counts and visit dates | "Only 3 left" unless it's true that day |
| Public facts about the region | "Prices will double" or any return projection |
| A refundable $1,000 hold, if you can offer it | Pressure to reserve before reading a contract |
Design
The photos are excellent. The problem is that the words compete with them. Contrast figures are sampled from screenshots, so treat them as close estimates.
| Element | What we measured | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Intro paragraph on concrete (desktop) | About 2.8:1, falling to 1.6:1 on the brightest wall | 4.5:1 |
| Intro paragraph (phone) | Falls to about 2.5:1 | 4.5:1 |
| Main message | 30px on a 1440px screen, wide spacing, light weight | 60px or more on desktop |
| Selling points | 15px, all caps, 2px letter spacing | 18px, sentence case |
| Final call to action text | 15px Cormorant, a thin serif with small letters | 18px or more in Urbanist |
| Location details | Drive times exist only inside an image, with no alt text | Real text plus a clear map |
Also worth passing to your developer: the page logs a script error (gsap.utils.debounce) and missing favicon and manifest files. We didn't run a throttled mobile speed test. Microsoft Clarity is installed, so your existing recordings can confirm how far people scroll.
A number to resolve
The landing page and your main site tell different stories. A careful buyer will spot it, so the concept shows the full price once you confirm it.
| Monthly payments alone: $2,514 × 120 | $301,680 |
| Main site: "starting at $300/m²" × 700 m² | $210,000 |
| Financed after 15% down, at that price | $178,500 |
| Interest rate that would produce $2,514 a month | about 11.5% |
| Or, at 0% interest, the implied lot price | about $355,000 ($507/m²) |
These are our calculations, not your terms. The main site also lists lots starting at 607 or 610 m² in different places, while the landing page says from 700 m². Please confirm the current numbers.
Legal flags
We're marketers, not lawyers. These are questions to raise with US real estate counsel, not legal conclusions.
| Topic | What we found |
|---|---|
| California disclaimer | Cal. Business and Professions Code §10249.9 makes it unlawful to offer lots in a subdivision outside the US in California unless advertising carries a set warning in at least 10-point capital type. It also covers notice before arranged visits and initialing on contracts. The concept's footer has the text. Ask how it applies to the ads themselves. |
| Federal land sales rules | The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (12 CFR Part 1010) generally covers subdivisions of 100 or more lots, and the master plan appears larger than that. Ask whether it applies to this offering, and if any exemption fits. |
| Rental program plus "investment" language | Selling land to US buyers alongside a managed rental program, framed as an investment, can raise securities questions. The concept describes rentals without promising income. |
| Press quotes | We couldn't trace the T Magazine and Architectural Digest quotes to published articles, and the AD logo file is named for AD Germany. Please send sources and permissions, or remove them. The concept leaves them out. |
| Ad platforms | Meta's Housing category blocks age, gender, and ZIP targeting, plus lookalikes, and sets a 15-mile minimum radius. Google has similar US housing limits. Your page and creative must do more of the qualifying. |
Next steps
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