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Get painfully clear on the 'why' before any design or copy work on a website relaunch.

By Ian Buchanan · Growth Marketing | Marketing Operations @ Winning by Design · 2026-04-10 · thread · Get painfully clear on the 'why' before any design or copy work on a website rel

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Get painfully clear on the 'why' before any design or copy work on a website relaunch.

Claim

Before design, before copy, before anything, define the core purpose — for us, being the always-on go-to-market education platform. Once that's clear, every decision has a framework to run through.

Mechanism

A clear strategic 'why' provides a decision-making filter that prevents scope creep and ensures all elements (customer journey, messaging, conversion goals) align with the overarching objective.

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