Conversion Rate Optimization - Case Studies, Real Test Results, Articles, and How-to Guides on ContentVerve.com

Conversions are paramount to your online success, and it's crucial to your online success that you constantly strive to get more conversions - regardless of whether a conversion on your site counts as a “share”, a download, a sale, a sign-up, or even just a click.

In this category, you'll find tons of case studies with results from real tests - as well as articles and how-to guides that will help you find out what to optimize, how to do it, and - not least - how to test if it really works!

How Your Privacy Policy Affects Sign-Ups – Surprising Data From 4 Different A/B Tests

How Your Privacy Policy Affects ConversionI recently tested four different privacy policies on a sign-up form on the home page of a betting community. The results were quite surprising as the variations had drastically different impact on sign-ups – from an 18.70% drop in sign-ups to an increase of 19.47%.

In this article I’ll show all four variations, run you through the test data, and give you concrete takeaways.Continue Reading

How to Write Web Copy that Converts – 8 Simple Techniques Based on 4 Years of Research

Screen how to write web copy that converts 2013-04-21 at 00.13.44“How do I write web copy that converts?” If you find yourself asking that question a lot, you’re in luck!

In this post I’ll give you 8 simple techniques that will help you get it right every time.

These techniques are based on what I’ve learned from 4 years of research and 300 copy-related A/B tests. 

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10 Call-to-Action Case Studies w/ Takeaways & Examples from Real Button Tests

10 Call-to-Action Case StudiesWhen it comes to conversion rate optimization, your call-to-action buttons are the ultimate low-hanging fruit. Even minor tweaks to button design and copy can have major impact on conversions.

Here are 10 examples from A/B tests I’ve conducted, where I’ve experimented with everything from copy and button design over to the placement of the button.

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10 Mission Critical Elements to Optimize on Your E-commerce Site – Right Now! Podcast w/ Peep Laja of Conversionxl.com

Podcast w: Peep LajaWhat should I optimize on my e-commerce site? How important are product images? Should I optimize pricing? If you find yourself asking questions like these, you’re in luck!

In this podcast Peep Laja of Conversionxl.com points out 10 mission critical elements on your e-commerce site and tells you how and why you should optimize them – right now!

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Website Copywriting – 4 Common Sources of Friction and How to Overcome Them

Website Copywriting - How to Overcome Friction4 years of research and over 250 split A/B tests have taught me a lot about website copywriting. One of the most important lessons is that friction kills conversion. The good news is that reducing friction is one of the most effective ways of increasing conversion. The bad news is that it can be difficult to spot sources of friction, if you don’t know what to look for.

In this article I’ll walk you through the four most common sources of friction related to website copy, and give you concrete tips for how to overcome them.Continue Reading

Online Copywriting that Converts – 5 Lessons from 250 A/B Tests

Over the last 4 years I’ve conducted more than 250 A/B tests focusing on copywriting, and how copy impacts conversions. I’ve experimented with everything from headlines and body copy, over to form/button copy and everything in between.

Here are the 5 main lessons I’ve learned from this extensive research.

 

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Case Study – 31.54% More Conversions by Tweaking the Copy on a Sign-Up Form

Optimizing sign-up forms isn’t just about removing fields. The form copy itself has direct and measurable effect on your conversion rate, and even small tweaks can have significant impact on the decisions and actions of your potential customers.

This case study illustrates how a few simple form copy tweaks increased conversions on a betting forum by 31.54%.Continue Reading

A/B Testing – Answers to the Top 5 Questions of 2012 (with case studies, videos & links)

Why do we need to test? What should we test? How do we get started? How do we set up an A/B split test? When can we stop the test? 

Those are the top 5 questions I got in 2012 when I talked to new clients or spoke at summits on the subject of conversation optimization and A/B testing. In this article, I’ll answer each of these questions one at a time and provide you with lots of tips, case studies, examples, videos, and useful links.Continue Reading

How to Determine the Statistical Significance of an A/B test – Basic Introduction

How to video ContentVerve.comWhen can I stop my split test? How much traffic do I need for my A/B test? Can I trust my test data? Get the answer to these common questions and a basic introduction to test validation and determining statistical significance of your A/B split tests.

The only thing that’s worse than not testing, is relying on bad data. In order to conduct experiments that provide real value, you have to be familiar with the basics factors: Statistical Confidence, Conversion Range, and Sample Size.

In this 10-minute video, I’ll give you a basic introduction to finding out how reliable your test data is. Continue Reading

Conversion Comics: Crazy Situations CRO Professionals Deal with on a Daily Basis

Conversion Comics gives you a glimpse into the life of a conversion rate optimization professional and the situations guys like me deal with on a daily basis. In issue nr. 1 we look at a very common situation. The good old “Thanks for the data, but we know better” scenario…Continue Reading