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Conversion rate optimization: where to actually start

5 min read

Conversion rate optimization (CRO) is the practice of turning more of your existing traffic into buyers. It's cheaper than buying more traffic — and it compounds.

Start with the funnel

Look at where shoppers drop: product view → add to cart → checkout → purchase. The biggest leak is where to focus first. A funnel report makes this obvious.

The usual suspects

  • Speed — a slow storefront quietly kills conversion. Fast images and server rendering matter.
  • Trust — reviews, clear pricing and a secure checkout reduce hesitation.
  • Friction — every extra field or step in checkout costs you orders.

Measure, change, measure

CRO is a loop, not a project. Change one thing, watch the funnel, keep what works. First-party analytics make that loop tight — see Analytics.

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