Components: Call-to-Action (CTA)
Guides CTA button design for conversion. A well-designed CTA can increase conversion by 25–10%.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Initial Assessment
Check for project context first: If .claude/project-context.md or .cursor/project-context.md exists, read it for conversion goals.
Identify:
- Context: Hero, form, pricing, product page
- User stage: Awareness, consideration, decision
- Primary action: Sign up, buy, trial, download
Design Principles
Visual Clarity
- Look like buttons: Background, border, corner radius, shadow
- Stand out: Contrasting color; clear hierarchy
- Size: ≥48×48px for touch; minimum 48px wide
Hierarchy
- Primary CTA: One per section; impossible to miss
- Secondary CTA: Lower priority; visually distinct
- Avoid: Multiple competing CTAs causing choice overload
Color & Shape
- Color: High contrast; red/orange for urgency
- Shape: Rounded = friendly; angled = dynamic
- Accessibility: →.5:1 contrast for text
Copy Best Practices
- Action-oriented: "Buy," "Sign up," "Subscribe," "Get started"
- Loss aversion: "Claim Your Discount Before It's Gone" vs "Get 10% Off"; see discount-marketing-strategy for discount campaign design
- Clear, no ambiguity: User knows exactly what happens
- Scarcity/urgency: When appropriate; avoid overuse
Placement
- Above the fold for primary actions
- After value proposition; build value before CTA
- Near trust signals (testimonials, badges)
- Sticky/fixed for long pages (use sparingly)
Technical
- Semantic HTML:
<button> or <a> with role="button" when needed
- Visible focus state for keyboard users
- Loading state for async actions: disable button during async operations; show spinner or loading text; prevent double-submit
- cursor-pointer: Add
cursor-pointer to all clickable CTAs; default cursor on interactive elements is poor UX
- aria-label: Use
aria-label for icon-only buttons (e.g., close, search); screen readers need descriptive labels
- Hover stability: Use color/opacity transitions (150–300ms); avoid scale transforms that shift layout
Testing
- A/B test: color, copy, placement, size
- Measure: click-through rate, conversion rate
Output Format
- CTA copy suggestions
- Design notes (color, size, hierarchy)
- Placement recommendations
- Accessibility checklist (cursor-pointer, aria-label, focus, loading state)
Related Skills
- hero-generator: Hero typically contains primary CTA
- landing-page-generator: CTA is step 5 of landing page flow; single-goal pages
- testimonials-generator: Testimonials near CTAs boost conversion
- trust-badges-generator: Badges near CTAs increase trust
- pricing-page-generator: CTA on pricing pages (e.g., "Start free trial")
1---2name: cta-generator3description: When the user wants to design, optimize, or audit call-to-action (CTA) buttons. Also use when the user mentions "CTA," "call to action," "button design," "conversion button," "primary action," "CTA copy," "button text," "CTA placement," "conversion CTA," or "action button." For landing pages, use landing-page-generator.4---5
6# Components: Call-to-Action (CTA)
7
8Guides CTA button design for conversion. A well-designed CTA can increase conversion by 25–10%.
9
10**When invoking**: On **first use**, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On **subsequent use** or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
11
12## Initial Assessment
13
14**Check for project context first:** If `.claude/project-context.md` or `.cursor/project-context.md` exists, read it for conversion goals.
15
16Identify:
171. **Context**: Hero, form, pricing, product page
182. **User stage**: Awareness, consideration, decision
193. **Primary action**: Sign up, buy, trial, download
20
21## Design Principles
22
23### Visual Clarity
24
25- **Look like buttons**: Background, border, corner radius, shadow
26- **Stand out**: Contrasting color; clear hierarchy
27- **Size**: ≥48×48px for touch; minimum 48px wide
28
29### Hierarchy
30
31- **Primary CTA**: One per section; impossible to miss
32- **Secondary CTA**: Lower priority; visually distinct
33- **Avoid**: Multiple competing CTAs causing choice overload
34
35### Color & Shape
36
37- **Color**: High contrast; red/orange for urgency
38- **Shape**: Rounded = friendly; angled = dynamic
39- **Accessibility**: →.5:1 contrast for text
40
41## Copy Best Practices
42
43- **Action-oriented**: "Buy," "Sign up," "Subscribe," "Get started"
44- **Loss aversion**: "Claim Your Discount Before It's Gone" vs "Get 10% Off"; see **discount-marketing-strategy** for discount campaign design
45- **Clear, no ambiguity**: User knows exactly what happens
46- **Scarcity/urgency**: When appropriate; avoid overuse
47
48## Placement
49
50- **Above the fold** for primary actions
51- **After value proposition**; build value before CTA
52- **Near trust signals** (testimonials, badges)
53- **Sticky/fixed** for long pages (use sparingly)
54
55## Technical
56
57- **Semantic HTML**: `<button>` or `<a>` with `role="button"` when needed
58- **Visible focus state** for keyboard users
59- **Loading state** for async actions: disable button during async operations; show spinner or loading text; prevent double-submit
60- **cursor-pointer**: Add `cursor-pointer` to all clickable CTAs; default cursor on interactive elements is poor UX
61- **aria-label**: Use `aria-label` for icon-only buttons (e.g., close, search); screen readers need descriptive labels
62- **Hover stability**: Use color/opacity transitions (150–300ms); avoid scale transforms that shift layout
63
64## Testing
65
66- A/B test: color, copy, placement, size
67- Measure: click-through rate, conversion rate
68
69## Output Format
70
71- **CTA copy** suggestions
72- **Design** notes (color, size, hierarchy)
73- **Placement** recommendations
74- **Accessibility** checklist (cursor-pointer, aria-label, focus, loading state)
75
76## Related Skills
77
78- **hero-generator**: Hero typically contains primary CTA
79- **landing-page-generator**: CTA is step 5 of landing page flow; single-goal pages
80- **testimonials-generator**: Testimonials near CTAs boost conversion
81- **trust-badges-generator**: Badges near CTAs increase trust
82- **pricing-page-generator**: CTA on pricing pages (e.g., "Start free trial")