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Increasing online conversions through usability Lisa Halabi Head of User Experience. Oops! A problem has been detected. Please shut down and restart your HELICOPTER and check all newly install hardware or software. Agenda – the user journey. Go to store. Find products & make decisions.
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Increasing online conversions through usabilityLisa HalabiHead of User Experience
Oops! A problem has been detected. Please shut down and restart your HELICOPTER and check all newly install hardware or software.
Agenda – the user journey Go to store Find products & make decisions Checkout
A quick quiz True or false? • It's possible to guess all errors that users will make when filling in a form • Good news travels fast. A happy shopper tells around 10 others about their experience • Most checkout process adhere to basic usability guidelines True False True False True False
A quick quiz True or false? • It's possible to guess all errors that users will make when filling in a form • Good news travels fast. A happy shopper tells around 10 others about their experience • Most checkout process adhere to basic usability guidelines True False True False True False
How to increase online conversions Finding products: • Provide intuitive product categories
Finding products 1. Provide intuitive product categories
Finding products 1. Provide intuitive product categories
How to increase online conversions Finding products: • Provide intuitive product categories • Provide options for refining product listings
Finding products 2. Provide options for refining product listings Filter Sort Items per page
How to increase online conversions Finding products: • Provide intuitive product categories • Provide options for refining product listings • Link to other products
Finding products 3. Link to other products
Finding products 3. Link to other products
How to increase online conversions Finding products: • Provide intuitive product categories • Provide options for refining product listings • Link to other products Making decisions: • User generated reviews
Making decisions 4. User generated reviews Forrester Customer Experience Survey Q3 2007
Making decisions 4. User generated reviews
Making decisions 4. User generated reviews
How to increase online conversions Finding products: • Provide intuitive product categories • Provide options for refining product listings • Link to other products Making decisions: • User generated reviews • Show what others are doing
Making decisions 5. Show what others are doing
Making decisions 5. Show what others are doing
How to increase online conversions Finding products: • Provide intuitive product categories • Provide options for refining product listings • Link to other products Making decisions: • User generated reviews • Show what others are doing • Show scarcity
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Making decisions 6. Show scarcity
Making decisions 6. Show scarcity
How to increase online conversions Finding products: • Provide intuitive product categories • Provide options for refining product listings • Link to other products Making decisions: • User generated reviews • Show what others are doing • Show scarcity Checkout: • Let users know what information they’ll need
Crafting the perfect checkout 7. Let users know what information they’ll need
How to increase online conversions Finding products: • Provide intuitive product categories • Provide options for refining product listings • Link to other products Making decisions: • Persuade with pictures • User generated reviews • Show what others are doing • Show scarcity Checkout: • Let users know what information they’ll need • Ask for the bare minimum
Crafting the perfect checkout 8. Ask for the bare minimum
Crafting the perfect checkout 8. Ask for the bare minimum Information requested Conversion rate
Invest in improving the customer experience Typical scenario: • £60 million annual revenue • £5 million advertising – driving people to the website • £20,000 improving the user experience on the website