Isenberg: Vibe coders fail because they neglect conversion copywriting
Greg Isenberg · Reviewing Claude Opus 4.5 · Nov 26, 2025 · at 55:20
Greg Isenberg and James discuss landing page development using AI coding models and why vibe-coded apps often suffer from poor conversion rates.
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“The big piece that people miss with vibe coding is they vibe code stuff, but then the copy sucks. So then people, you know, they're converting at one percent or less than one percent and they're like, why? And then, and they come to the conclusion that, oh, vibe coding, you know, doesn't work for me. Where it's like, well, you know, in a lot of ways the content is the UX. So, and what is the content? It's the words. And so if you can create great copy, you're gonna probably be able to convert, even if the design isn't drop dead gorgeous.”
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