START INCREASING YOUR ECOMMERCE CONVERSION RATE TODAY

No matter how big (or small) your online store, youre always looking to convert visitors. Your conversion rate is essentially the life line of your online business. Ecommerce conversions cover a wide range of activities from purchasing products to subscribing to newsletters. Each of these actions show that visitors are not just interested but want to engage with you.

Since your success as an ecommerce merchant depends on conversion, Im helping you by sharing the 5 secrets for better ecommerce conversions.

1. Mobile Friendly

Google and Nielsen conducted a study last year to learn more about. They found that 93% of people who used mobile to research a product go on to make a purchase. Yes, 93%! To convert these mobile shoppers, your store has to be easily accessible on mobile devices. Every mobile friendly site should:

  • Have big buttons for easy use
  • Fit into a smartphone-sized screen
  • Load quickly with mobile internet speeds

2. Stunning Images

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Make sure yours say, Shop! We understand that not all online merchants are photographers by trade. So weve come up with simple ways to improve product images:

  • Use the right image quality - they should not be pixelated nor take too long to load
  • Allow customers to zoom in to get a better view or to examine a particular detail.
  • Have consistent backgrounds - Looking for a budget-friendly way? Remove the background.
  • Learn even more in our article on how to

3. Powerful Searchability

Help customers find exactly what they want or another site will. Having a search bar is a great start but is only helpful if customers know exact names of your product. PrestaShop makes it easy for customers to find what theyre looking for with both front and back office tools.

- In the front office, you can allow customers to filter by product attributes such as color, price, or size to help narrow down your product catalog.

- From the back office, you can refine common search terms by directing them to words you use. For example, when a customer searches XS you can direct them to the results page for extra small.

4. Effortless Shopping

Make shopping on your site effortless by offering helpful tools throughout your site for a better shopping experience.

  • Allow side by side product comparisons - Beyond that, PrestaShop creates unique links for product comparison so that your customers can share it with friends to get their input or bookmark it to view it later.
  • Offering complementary products, commonly known as cross selling. If youre selling wine, ask if they want glasses for that type of wine. Or if a customer adds an MP3 player to their cart, suggest that they add the matching case or headphones to their order. People forget things all the time, this is a nice way to help them complete their purchases and increase your average cart value!

5. Incentivize

Everyone likes to feel like theyre getting a good deal. Attract customers who are on the fence with enticing incentives by:

  • Offering The you offer depends on the types of conversions youre trying to achieve. Get customers to subscribe to your newsletter by offering free shipping with their first order. Convince visitors to share your site with friends by giving rewards for each additional person they recruit with the link. Finally, get customers to shop by offering them a discount for purchases.
  • Promoting After all, if no one knows about the promo, does it really exist? With all types of banners built into PrestaShop 1.6, there are numerous places to highlight your promotions. Try placing it on the banner at the top of the page, within the rich navigation, or even on the homepage slider.

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