Slides from the presentation by Libby Bearman (aka@uxvixen) for the Suffolk Internet Marketing Specialists MeetUp.
From the Website: Join Libby Bearman, CRO Manager at Browser Media, as she takes you through the online customer journey, unlocking a website's potential, and turning visitors into customers.
Inside half an hour you'll learn:
• How to improve a sucky homepage
• How to stop people bailing when completing online forms
• How to find the right copy to supercharge site performance
As well as practical examples of conversion rate optimisation in action, you'll be invited to take part in a live website analysis, providing insight and feedback to fuel recommendations for testing in the future.
You'll understand first hand what it means to be a conversion rate optimiser.
2. Agenda
• Introductions
• CRO in a Nutshell
• How to Improve a Sucky Homepage
• How to Stop People Bailing when Completing Online Forms
• How to Find the Right Copy to Supercharge Site Performance
• Over To You…
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4. CRO in a Nutshell
“Data Driven Decision Making”
Quantitative Research
Web Analytics
Qualitative Research
User Feedback
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5. CRO in a Nutshell
“Data Driven Decision Making”
Core Elements of CRO
USABILITY PERSUASION
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6. Usability
• Learnability
How easy is it for users to complete basic tasks first time
• Efficiency
How quickly can users perform tasks?
• Memorability
When users return, how quickly can they re-establish proficiency?
• Errors
What types of errors do users make? How quickly can these be resolved?
• Satisfaction
How satisfying is it to use?
The 5 Quality Components of Usability
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7. Persuasion
• Logic
How easy is the navigation? Are images, text and Calls to Action displayed in a
sequential way which makes sense to the user?
• Emotion
Does your content speak to the users’ requirements? Is the text compelling?
Does it anticipate and alleviate their anxieties?
• Credibility
Is the text believable? Is the site true to the brand’s credentials? Do the tone
and images convey quality and credence?
Aristotle’s 3 Elements of Persuasion
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8. How To Improve a Sucky Homepage
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9. A Good Homepage Is…
• Introduce Your Company
Logo
Tagline
Contact Details
• Guide Your Users
Succinct, descriptive navigation
• Highlight the Important Stuff
Summarise your service/product clearly and concisely
Self-Evident, Obvious & Self-Explanatory
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10. A Bad Homepage Is…
• Who even are you?
Logo
Tagline
Contact Details
• How do I find what I’m looking for?
Succinct, descriptive navigation
• Why do you exist?
Summarise your service/product clearly and concisely
Busy, Confusing & Distracting
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14. How To Stop People Bailing when Completing
an Online Form
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15. Reasons for Bailing
• Something’s technically wrong
• It’s visually unappealing
• It’s too demanding
• It’s invasive
• It doesn’t speak to the user
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16. Case Study
The Bad
☓Pretty demanding
☓Totally invasive
☓Ineffective language
The Good
✓Technically sound
✓Visually attractive
✓Use of colour
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19. How To Find the Right Copy to Supercharge
Site Performance
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20. Good content is an artform
• Be Clear & Concise
Scrap the jargon
Use friendly language
A little honesty goes a long way
• Be Descriptive
Use subheadings to forward-load
Contrasting hyperlinks work in the same way
• Offer Information In Chunks
Miller’s Magical Number 7
So how do we become artists?
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21. Good content is an artform
• Use Lists & Bullet Points
Short and scannable, lists are easy to digest
Bullets are concise, visually attractive and suggestive
• Consider Aesthetics
Legibility: Serif vs. Sans Serif fonts
The size and weight of a font will suggest information hierarchy
Left aligned text tends to be easiest to read online
• Enjoy Telling Your Story
Communicate personality and expertise
So how else do we become artists?
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