{"id":10526,"date":"2020-02-06T08:41:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T08:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/?p=10526"},"modified":"2023-03-13T09:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T09:39:32","slug":"ways-to-reduce-shopping-cart-abandonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/ways-to-reduce-shopping-cart-abandonment\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways to reduce shopping cart abandonment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every Successful website makes sure the shopping cart abandonment is least, Best is 0 though no one has achieved it till date. The less % of shopping cart abandonment means more business, more conversion per visitor. Let\u2019s see what\u2019s the shopping cart abandonment is \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/lonelyshoppingcart1-600x315-cropped.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/lonelyshoppingcart1-600x315-cropped.png 600w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/lonelyshoppingcart1-600x315-cropped-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/lonelyshoppingcart1-600x315-cropped-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT IS SHOPPING CART ABANDONMENT?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name basically already says it all. Shopping cart abandonment is a term used in eCommerce to describe when shoppers add products to their virtual shopping cart or even begin the checkout process, but leave the site before completing their purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The percentage of people who do this on your site is the&nbsp;<strong>shopping cart abandonment rate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE REASONS OF THE ABANDONMENT:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Due to window shopping or research without the intention to buy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Very slow site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expensive charges like shipping, taxes, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Site wants customer to make an account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long or complicated checkout process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of trust to give credit card information to the site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insufficient payment options and so more<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cart-abandonment-feature-2.png\" alt=\"Cart-abandonment\" class=\"wp-image-10528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cart-abandonment-feature-2.png 417w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cart-abandonment-feature-2-150x76.png 150w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cart-abandonment-feature-2-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TIPS TO REDUCE SHOPPING CART ABANDONMENT FOR YOUR E-COMMERCE SITE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the reasons above, it is clear that you will have to deal with cart abandonment at some point in running your online business. You can reduce their percentages by applying the below ways to reduce shopping cart abandonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. SPEED UP YOUR ECOMMERCE SITE:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slow loading times have a huge impact on cart abandonment rates. You should keep on your mind that eCommerce giant Amazon will lose up to $1.6 billion in sales due to any extra second in the page loading time. So page speed is one of the most important page optimization efforts for any website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Customers will leave a website if it takes longer than 3 seconds to load. WooCommerce sites can be especially demanding as they generate a lot of data, as well as un-cacheable requests and database resources are needed in place. When choosing WooCommerce hosting, it is very important to use a container-based host, such as Kinsta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ADDITIONAL IDEAS FOR SPEEDING UP YOUR WEBSITE:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Optimize your images.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offload and cache different files such as PDFs and MP3s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cache as much as possible for of your content. You can option for a caching plugin Like WP&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-speedup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SpeedUp<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-fastest-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WP Fastest Cache<\/a>&nbsp;etc .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optimize your WordPress database.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove unused plugins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must also pay attention to the number and type of plugins you download.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. SIMPLIFY THE CHECKOUT PROCESS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maximum shoppers said that the reason why they abandoned a cart was that the checkout process was too long or complicated. According to the Baymard Institute, the average large-sized e-commerce site can increase its conversion rate by 35.26% through better checkout design and it also helps to reduce shopping cart abandonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A FEW IDEAS TO SIMPLIFY CHECKOUT:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use one-page checkout \u2013 Now many plugins (<a href=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\/products\/woocommerce-one-page-checkout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WooCommerce One Page Checkout<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/woo-single-page-checkout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WooCommerce Single Page Checkout<\/a>) provide the feature of one page checkout process and combine the total check out process in one page. Try to use that kind of plugins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide guest checkout \u2013 35% of online transactions are usually dropped because the website required the user to create an account before checkout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eliminate clicks \u2013 Generally, see where you can reduce the actions that someone needs to take to buy from your store. For example, users shouldn\u2019t be taken to their shopping cart automatically after adding an item. Going back is just one more click they need to make.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use progress indicator \u2013 Your customers always want to know what stage of the shopping process they are in. In case, if you can\u2019t eliminate anything, use a progress indicator to show people how far along in the shopping process they are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. MAKE YOUR SHOP MOBILE FRIENDLY:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a consequence, mobile-friendliness is a huge usability factor for e-commerce. More than half of global web traffic is attributed to mobile users. You will find higher abandonment rates among mobile users. Mobile abandonment is up to 85%, while desktop abandonment is at 73%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You must, therefore, ensure that your eCommerce platform is mobile-friendly. Make time to test how friendly it is with the use of various tools on the online platform. You must also be keen so that you arrest any issues and fix them quickly so that it does not impact on the running of your platform on mobile phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. IMPLEMENT EXIT POPUP:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People do not always have the intention of buying the first time around, and may just be making price comparisons to know where to purchase the products. You will, however, find that sometimes what the customer wants is just a little push to buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A way to do this is with exit popups that appear during checkout when the user is about to close their browser window. There are some plugins (<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/popup-maker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Popup Maker<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/popup-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Popup Builder<\/a>) by which you can create Exit-intent popups. It appear during checkout when the user is about to close their browser window. It then sends a popup message that encourages them to stay by offering a deal, gift coupon or presenting more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ALSO READ:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/minervainfotech.com\/blog\/top-5-payment-gateways-for-web-application\/\"><strong>TOP 5 PAYMENT GATEWAYS FOR WEB APPLICATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. ENABLE GUEST CHECKOUT:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">35% of online transactions are usually dropped because the website required the user to create an account before checkout. It\u2019s not a smart idea to require customers to create an account before checkout. Neither it only does to slow down the process nor will most customers actually bounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are using WooCommerce, all you have to do is check to enable guest checkout. So your customers do not require creating a account. You can always ask them to sign up for an account at the end after they\u2019ve already made their purchase not before the purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. OFFER FREE SHIPPING:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have already covered that shipping fees are a big factor in incomplete purchases. Generally customer finds the free shipping feature. If you can\u2019t offer free shipping for everyone, you might at least set a threshold after which customers are eligible to free shipping. This can also increase the order value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A FEW IDEAS TO SIMPLIFY CHECKOUT:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offering free shipping on standard delivery, but additional fees for premium services, such as expedited shipping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charging shipping for low-value products but offering free shipping for high-value products.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using low-cost carriers and offering free shipping if these carriers are chosen by the customer.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PAYMENT GATEWAYS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When customers open up an ecommerce shop, they should be able to complete their transaction using several payment options. There are so many payment options you can consider, including Amazon pay, PayPal, Stripe, Payfast, square, among others. You must also have credit and debit card options because many people use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. UTILIZE ABANDONED CART EMAILS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One step further is abandoned cart emails that you can send to people who filled in their email address but didn\u2019t complete the purchase to come back and finish the process. Abandoned cart emails are helpful and effective. Here you can add extra offers to get them back. Emails are actually a fantastic way to make product recommendations based on the customer\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using these ways you can reduce your shopping cart abandonment rate and will make your site more attractive. 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