Blair Keen

Three ideas that convert better than a standard carousel

Automatic carousels have come under increasing fire this year from this blog, and UX experts like Jacob Nielsen and conversion pros like Peep Laja.

The conclusion, which all three of us share, is that unadulterated carousels are bad for business!

In this post I’ll show you three ways to improve the relevancy of content that occupies your carousel ‘hero’ locations and the contribution it makes to your conversion rate.

How to boost conversions by increasing motivation

Early stage motivation Every digital marketer knows that failure to motivate people to take action hurts your conversion rate and costs you money.

What you may not know is that influencing motivation involves more than just a good product description or use of techniques like social proof.

Reading this post will give you a new perspective on how to influence motivation throughout your conversion funnel. You will also discover some new ideas which you can test on your own website to boost conversions.

How to use social proof to increase conversions

Ratings with scale from Play Social proof is perhaps the most well known of Robert Cialdini’s six keys to persuasion explained in his 2009 book titled “Influence”.