It Might Be Really Cool Technology But The Wrong Shopping Cart Can Cost You Money!Part Two
As you previously discovered in part one of this series about “how” there is a ton of really cool technology online, and it’s more than enough to overwhelm even the most savvy computer geeks, would you not agree?
Practically every week there’s a new app or some new must have software! To divert your attention and shrink your wallet!You’re not only constantly being bombarded by info marketers/service providers emails about product launches and brand new this and that, but all the techno geeks email messages as well! That being said,entrepreneur you need to understand and recognize, that simply having a state of the art shopping cart system,and or email service provider is not enough!
Choosing the wrong type of state of the art shopping cart design can and will cost you a ton of potential lost sales!
Three Incredibly Simple Ways This Really Cool Technology Called A Shopping Cart System Can And Will Cost You Money!
(If You Happen To Choose The Wrong Design!)
Who knew that your state of the art shopping cart system, which is supposed to automate and streamline your online business, might actually be one of the number contributors to you consistently losing money!Say what?
Here are three major shopping cart design flaws, that you definitely want to avoid! So make sure you find out about these three major design processing issues, before you sign up for your eventual shopping cart system. No matter which one you choose!
Because remember, one of your major online challenges is still the dreaded “shopping cart abandonment!” Believe it or not, this still occurs at least 50% of the time! and the following three (all too frequent) occurrences, don’t help!
1.) Major shopping cart design mistake # one: Entrepreneur, make sure your current or future shopping cart system doesn’t ask your potential customers to click a “buy button”, simply to add an item to your cart!
Instead, using the words, “add to cart!” Survey after survey proves, just because a shopper adds an item to their cart, doesn’t mean their totally ready to buy it yet! Go figure.
2.) Major shopping cart design mistake # two: This next shopping cart design issue, is potentially huge! Make sure your system offers your shoppers some type of confirmation, (preferably) a visual one. Each time they add an item to their cart.
Otherwise, “what” tends to happen is, your shoppers keep hitting the “add to cart” button and when they’re finally ready to checkout and head over to your checkout page. They discover the same item has been added to the cart X number of times! And they mistakenly believe they’re being scammed!So they abandon their cart!
3.) Major shopping cart design mistake # three: Another huge potential shopping cart design flaw is, whenever your shopper wants to remove an item from their cart. Entrepreneur your directions have be as clear as possible!
Meaning- use the words “remove” or “delete,” not add zero to the text box! These type of instructions only confuse them and you’re left with another abandoned cart! Enjoy all this really cool technology, but just bare in mine, that choosing the wrong type of paidshopping cart system, can and will potentially cost you a ton of money in the long run! Don’t you agree?
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