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Understanding Customers: How Conversion Rate Optimisation helps

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Growing a business requires time and effort. Putting your products and services in front of the right people is an ongoing challenge, especially if you are operating in a competitive field with many other companies vying for the attention of your target market. Your product needs to stand out from the competition, but this is only the beginning.

To achieve business growth, you need to create more customers. Money spent on advertising is wasted unless it produces meaningful results. You can gauge these results by looking at your conversion rates, such as the percentage of people who click on an advertisement or the percentage of visitors to your website who make a purchase. If you want to improve your conversion rate and grow your business, professional conversion rate optimisation (CRO) services can help in many different ways, including:


Identify Weak Areas


To improve your conversion rate, it is important to identify missed opportunities and places where potential customers are turning away. When you consult a conversion rate optimisation service, a CRO specialist can evaluate your website and find the problem areas.

For example, perhaps your ad click-through rate is high, but customers don't stay to browse your products because the navigation is difficult or the products are not categorised in a user-friendly way. Perhaps you have a high percentage of abandoned shopping carts; a CRO service can help you determine why customers are changing their minds. Once you know what is holding you back from completing sales, you can begin addressing the problem.

Run User Tests


Conversion rate optimisation specialists are experts in improving your customers' experience on your website. However, it is still important to get feedback from the average user. Good CRO services offer user testing to get feedback from typical users. User feedback is a valuable part of the conversion rate optimisation process as it provides a clear picture of what is bringing potential customers to your website and what is preventing them from making a purchase.


Try Out New Solutions


As any CRO specialist knows, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to improving conversion rates. A CRO service will take the characteristics of your target market into account when determining what changes will yield the best results. This process may involve testing new website layouts, colours, buttons and other visual elements to determine what appeals the most to your potential customers. Something as simple as background colour or the size of the "Add to Cart" button can make a surprising difference in your conversion rate.


Optimise Your Website for Mobile


As smartphone technology continues to advance, people are relying more heavily on their phones for web browsing and shopping. A mobile customer who clicks through your ad, only to encounter difficulty navigating your website, is unlikely to come back and check out your products again. A CRO service can help you improve the experience for mobile users so they can browse and shop your mobile friendly website with ease.


Revamp Your Landing Page


Your landing page is your one chance to make a first impression. If visitors are unimpressed by what they see, they won't stay. A CRO service can redesign your landing page to reflect the identity of your business, appeal to new customers and provide an easy browsing experience. You can also coordinate your landing page with your ad campaigns so that if a customer clicks through an ad looking for a specific product or promotion, they won't have to hunt for it once they are on your website.


Rebuild Your Information Architecture


The way information is organised and displayed on your website shapes the user experience. Users quickly grow frustrated when information is hard to find or the menu options don't make sense. A new visitor to your website is unlikely to spend a lot of time hunting for something that is not easily found. A CRO specialist can restructure your menus and pages so that finding the right information on your website is fast, easy, and intuitive.


Growing an online business requires much more than visibility. Advertising and search engine optimisation are important, but once potential customers have noticed you, converting views to sales presents its own unique challenges. Fortunately, services are available to help you improve your conversion rates and make your online business more successful.

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