wiki/knowledge/website/american-extractions-product-page-restructuring.md · 690 words · 2025-10-09

American Extractions Product Page Restructuring

Overview

During a website review sync on 2025-10-09, Karly (Asymmetric) and Caitlin (American Extractions) identified a structural problem with the product pages: the overview-level Products & Services page contained more robust content than the individual product pages it linked to. Clicking "Learn More" actually gave visitors less information. This article captures the agreed restructuring strategy.

See also: [1] | [2]


The Problem

The Products & Services overview page held two detailed paragraphs per product, while the individual product pages (Stick Packs, Gummies, Tinctures, ClearMix, etc.) contained thinner, sometimes placeholder content. The result was a counterintuitive user experience: the deeper a visitor navigated, the less they learned.

"Technically, you're learning less if you click on it." — Caitlin Doak


Agreed Restructuring Strategy

1. Swap Content Between Overview and Individual Pages

Move the more robust two-paragraph product descriptions from the Products & Services overview page down to the individual product pages. The overview page can retain shorter summary copy. This ensures the individual pages reward deeper navigation and support SEO with more keyword-rich content.

2. Update CTAs from "Order" to "Request Samples"

The current CTA on individual product pages reads "Order," which does not reflect how American Extractions actually sells (B2B, sample-first). Agreed replacement options:

The exact label was left to Asymmetric's discretion, with "Request Samples" as the leading candidate.

3. Consolidate and Revise Icon Sections

Each product page currently has two icon sections. The decision was to remove the duplicate and keep only the top icon section, then ensure all icons are accurate for that specific product. Key notes:

4. "Numerous Possibilities" Section — Product-by-Product Treatment

This section works well for some products but not all. Agreed approach by product:

Product Treatment
Stick Packs Keep — fits well (different flavors, sizes, actives, applications)
Gummies Keep with revisions — similar variety arguments apply
Tinctures Likely remove or simplify — limited variation (flavors, potencies only)
ClearMix Repurpose — rename section and use it to highlight the three distinct ClearMix products instead

The section title "Numerous Possibilities" should be updated to something more accurate where it is retained.

5. Remove Placeholder / Inaccurate Copy

Several sub-headlines and body sections still contain filler text or inaccurate claims (e.g., "no sugar" applied to products that are not all sugar-free). Caitlin will supply updated copy per page once the structural strategy above is confirmed.


Content Delivery

Caitlin agreed to provide Asymmetric with:

Karly will relay the full set of changes to the developer after the content is received, with a review checkpoint at the Monday follow-up meeting.



Broader Pattern

This content-depth inversion (overview page richer than detail pages) is a common artifact of iterative website builds where overview copy is written first and detail pages are filled in later with less attention. When auditing any client site, check that navigating deeper always rewards the visitor with more detail, not less.

Sources

  1. Index
  2. 2025 10 09 Website Sync American Extractions
  3. Navigation Parent Pages Seo Rationale