Pre-Lander (Trang Đích Trước)

A pre-lander (pre-landing page) is an intermediate page a user reaches after clicking an ad but before arriving at the advertiser's final offer, designed to warm up, educate, and qualify the visitor so they convert at a higher rate. Rather than dropping cold traffic straight onto a sales page, the pre-lander builds context and intent first.

How it works: the pre-lander expands on the angle promised in the ad, often as an Advertorial styled like an article, a story, a quiz, or a product explainer. It addresses objections and sets up the offer, then links through to the Landing Page where the actual sign-up or purchase happens. When a pre-lander's main job is simply to pass traffic from one source to an offer, it is also called a Bridge Page.

Why it matters: pre-landers are heavily used in performance marketing and on Affiliate Offers because they can lift conversion rates and improve ad compliance by setting honest expectations. The flip side is that the same mechanism can be abused to mislead, which is why ad networks scrutinize them and why competitive researchers study them closely.

For anyone analyzing competitors, the pre-lander is where the real funnel logic lives, so capturing it (not just the ad) reveals the full path from click to conversion. See our deeper guide on pre-landers and advertorial funnels.

Related terms: Bridge Page, Advertorial, Landing Page, and Affiliate Offer.