Adding trust-building icons to the checkout page increased customer confidence and reduced purchase hesitation. Learn how these changes impacted key metrics.
Trust-building icons boost checkout confidence and conversions
Goal
Conversion rate
Result
+0.9% Conversion rate
Category
Cart
Outcome
Inconclusive
Before
After
IF we display trust-building icons (i.e. credit cards, guarantees, etc) during checkout, THEN customers will be more likely to proceed to the next step, and ultimately checkout more frequently BECAUSE visitors will have fewer subconscious doubts about the brand's trustworthiness.
What We Changed
- Added “10% for Conservation” icon.
- Added “45-Day Easy Returns & Exchanges” icon.
- Added “Built for Harsh Conditions” icon.
The Results
We dig through every data source to map what's actually broken. By the end, there's no confusion.
+3.6%
Change in revenue per visitor
3.21%
Revenue change
+2.1%
Average order value
Key Learnings
- Conversion rate and Add to cart didn't move enough for this experiment to be declared a winner.
- It seems customers aren't as moved by reassurances on the checkout page as they were before Covid
- There numbers on the checkout suggest there are other forces impacting customer's decision to bounce vs purchase
- Recommendation: run this test again, but try different points friction
Detailed results breakdown
Add-to-cart rate change
+1.9%
Average order value
+2.1%
Click-through rate change
-0.4%
Lift in conversion rate
+0.9%
Change in revenue per visitor
+3.6%
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30,000+ Monthly sessions.
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