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Archive for the ‘Conversion Rate’ Category

Brace Yourself for Massive Changes in the Online Video Industry

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 Read more about Conversion Rate, Headlines, Online Community

In Light of Viacom Inc.’s suit against Google for unauthorized use of its videos on YouTube. Fox parent News Corp. and Media Giant NBC Universal announced this thursday that they will be launching a free online video site this summer, featuring television shows and full-length movies.
Ever wonder what was YouTube’s secret to success? Studies have shown that people are choosing the [...]

The Paradox of Choice - Another Look

Friday, January 19th, 2007 Read more about Conversion Rate, Site Design, Website Optimization

There is an interesting discussion that we have been following and participating in regarding consumer choice.  There are two parts to this equation:
First, we have been living in an age where choice is exploding and the Internet further accelerated this trend.  That is why one of the top books on this topic is called: “The [...]

Stop Offering Your Customers too Many Choices

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 Read more about Checkout Design, Conversion Rate, Popular

A strange thing happens when we have too many choices: often we make no decision at all. Consumer research shows that providing too much choice will reduce sales.
In an often cited example from a psychologist at Columbia University, a display table of jams was setup at a gourmet food shop. On Day 1, six flavors [...]

How a Customer Testimonial Cut Our Sales in Half

Monday, January 8th, 2007 Read more about Conversion Rate, Copywriting, Landing Page Optimization

You would think that a glowing customer testimonials would help to boost the conversion rate of your site? Think again!
We just added a powerful customer testimonial to one of our landing pages and as a result we saw the sign-up rate of our page nosedive.
Here is the landing page with the testimonial:

The customer testimonial [...]

Google AdWords Tip: Optimize for Leads NOT CTR and NOT ROI

Monday, December 18th, 2006 Read more about Conversion Rate, Google AdWords, Pay per click advertising

In one of our recent posts we had an active discussion on whether it is better to optimize your click-through-rate (CTR) or your conversion rate (ROI).  I would say that the answer is neither or both depending on how you look at it.
How can I say that?
First of all, it goes without saying that you [...]