{"id":915,"date":"2011-10-11T08:56:26","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T16:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/?p=915"},"modified":"2019-05-30T12:31:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T19:31:45","slug":"the-elements-of-human-behavior-that-influence-website-conversions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/the-elements-of-human-behavior-that-influence-website-conversions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elements of Human Behavior that Influence Website Conversions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/brain-psychology.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/brain-psychology.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/brain-psychology.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/brain-psychology-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>What do your customers want? What will make them buy from you?<\/p>\n<p>Some of these questions can only be answered by studying the habits of your website visitors since one industry\u2019s audience will certainly differ from another. However, other behaviors are witnessed in the majority of consumers and these tendencies can be studied to improve website conversions.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, as human beings, <em>all of us<\/em> have certain psychological tendencies and behaviors. These nuances can help ecommerce website owners devise a higher converting website strategy with only a few tweaks and changes.<\/p>\n<p>This article was inspired by the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getelastic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Elastic<\/a>. Get Elastic published an informative post discussing the key elements that influence a customer\u2019s behavior as it relates to website conversions. I found the article helpful and wanted to summarize the main points below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Add to Cart Button<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make your \u201cAdd to Cart\u201d buttons stand out! This is not a new tip, but it seems as if many website owners do not feel a small change like this can make a difference. People are drawn to elements that seem different or odd. Factors such as color, shape and size can influence where users&#8217; eyes land and what compels them to click. Test a few different colors and odd shapes to see if it makes a difference in your conversions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Using the word \u201cwill\u201d in your content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cwill\u201d strips a statement of its validity. Take a look at these two examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Lawnmower2000 will save you hours of time by cutting your lawn mowing time in half!<\/li>\n<li>The Lawnmower2000 saves you hours of time by cutting your lawn mowing time in half!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first statement <em>suggests<\/em> to the consumer that the product <em>may<\/em> give the user the supposed benefit. If there is a \u201cwill\u201d, there can also be a \u201cwill not\u201d. The second statement strongly informs the reader of the benefit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Free Shipping<\/strong> <strong>vs. Discounts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have mentioned this in previous posts, but it is worth mentioning again. Many studies confirm that a free shipping discount wins over price discounts.<\/p>\n<p>Wharton marketing professor David Bell discovered that customers were more interested in free shipping discounts worth $6.99 in savings rather than a $10 discount in product price.<\/p>\n<p>This seems unlikely, but the psychology of the human brain plays a role in this dynamic. Many shoppers are trying to justify sitting home purchasing on their computers because of the associated disadvantages (no physical interaction with product, sizing issues, safety concerns, etc.). Shopping locally would eliminate the shipping charges so when a consumer sees the coveted \u201cfree shipping\u201d it justifies their decision to stay home and point and click their way to a purchase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Site Speed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an age of high-speed broadband, fast food and microwave dinners, the general public is not exactly a model of patience. How many seconds do you wait before bailing on a site that isn\u2019t loading? I usually give it 3 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports by Forrester in 2007, a site loading speed of 4 seconds or more not only influences users\u2019 current decisions to <em>exit<\/em> your site, but it also affects their desire to <em>return<\/em> to your site. According to the report, a percentage of consumers would perceive the slow loading website in a negative light and some would tell their friends not to visit the site again. Page load speed also affects search engine rankings.<\/p>\n<p>I found these to be the top 4 behavior tendencies that can affect website conversions, but there are many others. 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