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Qualitative Research in
ConversionOptimization
Qualitative
Research in
CRO
consists of:
Online surveys with recent
customers
User testing
Web traffic surveys
Live chat transcripts
Customer support insight
Qualitative
Research is
Who your customers are
What they want
The language they use
Conversions
are all about
Your
offer
How you
present it
User’s state of mind
Relevancy
Customer
Surveys
 In order to boost conversions, you will
need to figure out your target audience
 If you focus on “everybody” you diminish
the probability of success
 Nobody will identify with “everybody”
Customer Surveys
Whom to
survey?
How many
people to
survey?
Survey people who freshly remember
their purchase
Ideal sample is between 100 and 200
buyers
What to ask
 What can you tell us about yourself?
 What matters to you when buying [product]?
 How long did the buying process take?
 Did you look at competitor sites? How many/Which ones?
 Which hesitations did you have before buying?
 What made you buy from us?
 What can we improve for next time?
The process
 1. Be clear about what you are looking for,
define your goals
 2. Understand the data through an initial
review
 3. Organize the data in a way that makes sense
to you and is manageable
 4. Interpret the data and identify patterns
 5. Summary report of findings – next steps for
testing
User survey
findings
Online shop for restaurant supplies
 41% of buyers are buying for personal use,
only 20% for an actual restaurant
 43% of buyers nearly did not purchase
because of high shipping costs
 68% bought thanks to the competitive price
 48% did not trust the site because of its
outdated look
Comparison
shopping?
 -Yes, 75% of them
 - 2-3 sites minimum
 - Some looked at 6 sites before deciding to buy
Word it out –
“What made
you choose our
products?”
Sources of
friction
Shipping costs too high
Return policy
Poor filtering on site
Prices not correct on shipping until the actual checkout
Live chat
transcripts
Users love it as it is:
Instant
Anonymous
No sales pressure
Live chat
transcripts
What are the pre-sales questions?
Which pages are causing issues?
Which products are users asking about?
What are their main hesitations?
Live chat
transcripts
findings
Issue How many?
Wants to know the price 3
Question about product 14
Wants to find product with certain
specs
7
Question about shipping locations 6
Do you carry product X? 6
Product delivery time 1
Bulk order 4
Shipping cost 2
Coupons 4
Customer
support
 Talk to the customer support reps
 See what questions are being asked most of all
 Huge wealth of knowledge and invaluable
insights
 Especially on sites where users can place orders
through customer support
UserTesting
 Identify pages with issues in GA, find out “why”
with user testing
 5 to 10 users
 Target audience users
 Tasks that affect KPIs
 Create scenarios for the users
 Put them through the whole checkout process
Running the
tests
1. Over the shoulder testing
 Moderator can help dig deeper, get full data
 Costly and logistically complicated
2. Unmoderated remote testing
3. Moderated remote testing
 You can clarify the task
 Requires time and planning
User
Testing
How users test your
site for the first time
Typical
questions
 Tell us what this website is about?
 Shop around for a [specific product] you like
 Find a red shirt, in size 10, between $10 and $20?
 Find 3 suitable microwave ovens. Evaluate them and pick the best
one for you.
 Find the product “NewAviator Style Sunnies,Gold”
 Start and complete the checkout process – provide them with a
dummy credit card if possible
UserTesting
Key Insights
 Not obvious what the site was about
 Hard to find specific items – search not visible
enough
 No way to narrow down choices
 No comparison features
 Poor error validation on forms
 Forced account creation on checkout page
 Too many steps to checkout
Remember
1. Testers are testers, not buyers
2. Sample size is too small for statistical
significance
3. Don’t jump to conclusions
4. Record testing sessions
5. Be flexible
Web surveys
There’s goingtobesome
friction, but–
-it won’taffectall visitors
-there’s noother good
waytogetthis sortof
data
-it’snotforever
Ask people questions that will help you understand why
they’re not buying
“Is there anything holding you back from buying?”
Web surveys
There is no fit-all best question
Keep the goal in mind
 Why they came to the site? Does the site match their needs?
 What are the sources of friction?
After you’ve
done all this…
Move on to the quantitative analysis of
the site
Validate the insights you’ve extracted
from research through testing
Qualitative research in conversion optimization

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Qualitative research in conversion optimization

  • 2. Qualitative Research in CRO consists of: Online surveys with recent customers User testing Web traffic surveys Live chat transcripts Customer support insight
  • 3. Qualitative Research is Who your customers are What they want The language they use
  • 4. Conversions are all about Your offer How you present it User’s state of mind Relevancy
  • 5. Customer Surveys  In order to boost conversions, you will need to figure out your target audience  If you focus on “everybody” you diminish the probability of success  Nobody will identify with “everybody” Customer Surveys
  • 6. Whom to survey? How many people to survey? Survey people who freshly remember their purchase Ideal sample is between 100 and 200 buyers
  • 7. What to ask  What can you tell us about yourself?  What matters to you when buying [product]?  How long did the buying process take?  Did you look at competitor sites? How many/Which ones?  Which hesitations did you have before buying?  What made you buy from us?  What can we improve for next time?
  • 8. The process  1. Be clear about what you are looking for, define your goals  2. Understand the data through an initial review  3. Organize the data in a way that makes sense to you and is manageable  4. Interpret the data and identify patterns  5. Summary report of findings – next steps for testing
  • 9. User survey findings Online shop for restaurant supplies  41% of buyers are buying for personal use, only 20% for an actual restaurant  43% of buyers nearly did not purchase because of high shipping costs  68% bought thanks to the competitive price  48% did not trust the site because of its outdated look
  • 10. Comparison shopping?  -Yes, 75% of them  - 2-3 sites minimum  - Some looked at 6 sites before deciding to buy
  • 11. Word it out – “What made you choose our products?”
  • 12. Sources of friction Shipping costs too high Return policy Poor filtering on site Prices not correct on shipping until the actual checkout
  • 13. Live chat transcripts Users love it as it is: Instant Anonymous No sales pressure
  • 14. Live chat transcripts What are the pre-sales questions? Which pages are causing issues? Which products are users asking about? What are their main hesitations?
  • 15. Live chat transcripts findings Issue How many? Wants to know the price 3 Question about product 14 Wants to find product with certain specs 7 Question about shipping locations 6 Do you carry product X? 6 Product delivery time 1 Bulk order 4 Shipping cost 2 Coupons 4
  • 16. Customer support  Talk to the customer support reps  See what questions are being asked most of all  Huge wealth of knowledge and invaluable insights  Especially on sites where users can place orders through customer support
  • 17. UserTesting  Identify pages with issues in GA, find out “why” with user testing  5 to 10 users  Target audience users  Tasks that affect KPIs  Create scenarios for the users  Put them through the whole checkout process
  • 18. Running the tests 1. Over the shoulder testing  Moderator can help dig deeper, get full data  Costly and logistically complicated 2. Unmoderated remote testing 3. Moderated remote testing  You can clarify the task  Requires time and planning
  • 19. User Testing How users test your site for the first time
  • 20. Typical questions  Tell us what this website is about?  Shop around for a [specific product] you like  Find a red shirt, in size 10, between $10 and $20?  Find 3 suitable microwave ovens. Evaluate them and pick the best one for you.  Find the product “NewAviator Style Sunnies,Gold”  Start and complete the checkout process – provide them with a dummy credit card if possible
  • 21. UserTesting Key Insights  Not obvious what the site was about  Hard to find specific items – search not visible enough  No way to narrow down choices  No comparison features  Poor error validation on forms  Forced account creation on checkout page  Too many steps to checkout
  • 22. Remember 1. Testers are testers, not buyers 2. Sample size is too small for statistical significance 3. Don’t jump to conclusions 4. Record testing sessions 5. Be flexible
  • 23. Web surveys There’s goingtobesome friction, but– -it won’taffectall visitors -there’s noother good waytogetthis sortof data -it’snotforever Ask people questions that will help you understand why they’re not buying “Is there anything holding you back from buying?”
  • 24.
  • 25. Web surveys There is no fit-all best question Keep the goal in mind  Why they came to the site? Does the site match their needs?  What are the sources of friction?
  • 26. After you’ve done all this… Move on to the quantitative analysis of the site Validate the insights you’ve extracted from research through testing