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Transcript of SES San Francisco 2013
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A Conversion Odyssey: Wandering in the E-commerce Wasteland
Tim Ash – CEO SiteTuners
#SESSF @tim_ash
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• Conversion-focused website blueprints (tactical or strategic)
• Landing page test plans & testing strategy
• Internal optimization team training & mentoring
• More than 1200 clients worldwide since 2002
About SiteTuners
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SiteTuners E-commerce Background
SiteTuners has successfully improved over 200 e-commerce catalogs.
SiteTuners principals have keynoted & presented at dozens of e-commerce events worldwide.
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Part I
Walk a mile in my shoes
(you don’t understand your visitors)
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Takeaways
You are not like your visitors…
• You know to much - have a framework to fill in the gaps
• You are too patient - willing to put up with major issues
• You care – others are not invested at all
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Part II
If you can’t find it easily,
it does not exist
(awareness)
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Takeaways
• Your site does not exist in a vacuum
• The search does not start on your site
• Make sure key categories are visually discoverable
• Don’t use banners with motion – they are evil
• Carousels are useless and not discoverable
• Don’t rely exclusively on text nav-bar labels
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Part III
The power of self-selection
(interest)
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Useful interest taxonomy - Style
Modern
Traditional
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Useful interest taxonomy - Materials
Leather
Fabric
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Useful interest taxonomy - Function
Futon
Daybed
Sofa
Chaise
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Not useful interest taxonomies
• Color – secondary to the other choices
• Price – don’t know what is reasonable
• Brand – don’t really know any
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Takeaways
• Provide a small number of clear and useful choices
• Do not show product-level items too early
• Don’t “throw up” all over your visitors (too many items)
• Not everything is a “filter” at this stage
• Create useful taxonomies & product wizards
• Fix your onsite search
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Part IV
Give me what I want
(desire)
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Things I Care About
• Dimensions
• Build quality
• Comfort of bed
• Color options
• Cost
• Availability – lead time
• Old sofa disposal
• Guarantees
• Return policy
• Financing options
• That others like it
• That my wife likes it
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Takeaways
• Give me the details
• Help me experience it
• Let me customize it
• Don’t hide key information - group it spatially
• Let me save my in-progress work & share with others
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Part V
Get out of my way,
and don’t surprise me
(action)
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Takeaways
• Be clear about the money
• Not everything should be a button
• Prioritize buttons if you have more than one
• Follow existing conventions – don’t reinvent the wheel
• Relieve anxiety before it arises (add transactional trust)
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