Top 3 Reasons Online Shoppers Abandon Their Carts

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We have outlined three things you can do today to reduce shopping cart abandonment. Understanding why people leave your site with a full shopping cart will allow you to proactively combat this problem and get more customers through your funnel. In this presentation we’ll cover three of the most common reasons for abandoned shopping carts and what you can do to prevent them.

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Top 3 Reasons Online Shoppers

Abandon Their Carts

Imagine seeing a potential customer in real-time browsing

through your site.

Your hard work on social media & SEO enticed them to

come visit your site,

and after browsing through your products they find the perfect item and place it in

their shopping cart.

But in the end, after getting them so close to a purchase, they change their mind and abandon their cart.

Around 67% of shoppers who place items in carts don’t complete the

checkout process, costing merchants $18 billion per year in lost revenues.

Understanding why people leave your site with a full shopping cart

will allow you to proactively combat this problem and get more

customers through your funnel.

The Top 3 Reasons (and Solutions) for

Shopping Cart Abandonment

Shipping Related Issues

44% of the shoppers abandoned the checkout process because shipping and handling costs were too high.

Shipping Related Issues

44% of the shoppers abandoned the checkout process because shipping and handling costs were too high.

22% of people left because the shipping and handling costs were posted too late.

Shipping Related Issues

44% of the shoppers abandoned the checkout process because shipping and handling costs were too high.

22% of people left because the shipping and handling costs were posted too late.

With nearly 70% of shoppers abandoning carts because of shipping, it’s clearly a problem worth solving!

SolutionsLower your shipping rates, offer flat rate shipping, or remove your shipping costs all together.

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SolutionsLower your shipping rates, offer flat rate shipping, or remove your shipping costs all together.

Look into minimum purchase orders that can qualify a customer for free shipping, thereby increasing revenue with the increase in purchases.

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SolutionsLower your shipping rates, offer flat rate shipping, or remove your shipping costs all together.

Look into minimum purchase orders that can qualify a customer for free shipping, thereby increasing revenue with the increase in purchases.

Once you’ve saved the lost carts, the increase in total products shipped should allow you to negotiate a better price with your preferred carrier, decreasing your costs.

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SolutionsBe upfront about your shipping policy. Publish your shipping policy and the associated costs on each product page.

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If you are charging for shipping, provide people with the total cost of their order before beginning the checkout process.

Be upfront about your shipping policy. Publish your shipping policy and the associated costs on each product page.

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41% of shoppers left items in their cart because they felt they were not ready to purchase.

No Strong Call to Action

41% of shoppers left items in their cart because they felt they were not ready to purchase.

27% wanted to compare products & prices with other sites.

No Strong Call to Action

41% of shoppers left items in their cart because they felt they were not ready to purchase.

27% wanted to compare products & prices with other sites.

With the sheer amount of options and information available to shoppers they are much more likely to shop around and spend time researching the product before purchasing.

No Strong Call to Action

Create a sense of urgency to encourage the purchase right now.

Solutions

Create a sense of urgency to encourage the purchase right now.

Use weekly or daily events featuring a combination of items.

Solutions

Create a sense of urgency to encourage the purchase right now.

Use weekly or daily events featuring a combination of items.

Rotate items that are on sale, emphasize limited quantities, and show the amount of time left before a discount ends.

Solutions

Using Granify you can create custom offers to persuade at-risk shoppers to buy before they leave your site.

For example, if Granify detects checkout hesitation or price-shopping we will show the customer a targeted message with a high likelihood of resulting in a finished sale.

Solutions

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14% of shoppers abandoned because they didn’t want to register for the site.

A Poorly Designed or

Time-Consuming Checkout

14% of shoppers abandoned because they didn’t want to register for the site.

12% said the site was asking for too much information.

A Poorly Designed or

Time-Consuming Checkout

14% of shoppers abandoned because they didn’t want to register for the site.

12% said the site was asking for too much information.

11% felt the checkout process was too long or confusing.

A Poorly Designed or

Time-Consuming Checkout

SolutionsAlways give the shopper the option to checkout as a guest. Don’t force people to sign up to your site.

Instead, focus on providing a quality product and experience that makes them want to sign up after receiving their order.

SolutionsAlways give the shopper the option to checkout as a guest. Don’t force people to sign up to your site.

Only ask for essential information. The fewer steps you introduce, the lower the friction shoppers feel checking out.

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Only ask for essential information. The fewer steps you introduce, the lower the friction shoppers feel checking out.

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People are more likely to register during their second or third purchases, providing you with a wealth of information.

Only ask for essential information. The fewer steps you introduce, the lower the friction shoppers feel checking out.

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!Focus on making the sale and creating repeat customers first, collect data later.

People are more likely to register during their second or third purchases, providing you with a wealth of information.

Remember:

It’s a BIG, but solvable problem.

A few small changes can keep customers from abandoning their cart on your site.

Recap:

A few small changes can keep customers from abandoning their cart on your site.

Recap:If you can’t change your shipping policy, at least make it more transparent and visible.

A few small changes can keep customers from abandoning their cart on your site.

Recap:If you can’t change your shipping policy, at least make it more transparent and visible.

Create a reason for people to buy your product while they are still on your site.

A few small changes can keep customers from abandoning their cart on your site.

Recap:If you can’t change your shipping policy, at least make it more transparent and visible.

Create a reason for people to buy your product while they are still on your site.

Lastly, make sure that once they get to the checkout process, it’s clear sailing to the end.

See how Granify can identify and overcome cart abandoner's objections before they leave your

site — in real-time!

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