conversion rates

[the len]

hi

i opened an online shop.

in the first 2 month of activity i recieved 1000' of visitors, which i think is great, BUT not as many orders as i hoped for !

i am dissapointed. i hoped for much more.

what are the average statistics for conversion rates?

thanks

the len

[Dubbya]

This has already been answered. Please try searching for an answer before asking a question.

Average Conversion Rates - (What to expect)

BTW, my site has been converting steadily at around 14% for the past few months but it's taken 2 years to build the clientele.

Be patient, you'll get there.

[chrisbarney]

1% min is a good starting pt, most site are around 2.5%

[bobchrist]

Try to retain them, if they're targeted visitors the conversion rate may go higher.

[pixma85]

Theres an book with the top 500 ecommerce sites and they state their conversion rates, good book to purchase for research to find something similar to your site.

[Shades]

I don't believe that conversion rates that pertain to one website can pertain to another. Different product, quality, price, website quality. It's hard to compare one to the other. You may be able to compare one similar product/service but in general i think it depends on all those factors. I'll have to check out that book vince.

Doug

[the len]

hi

as i mentioned, i have a t-shirts shop.

with the current conversion rates, i guess i'll reach my financial goals once i reach the 1 billion visitors mark ...



i'll keep trying.

and google is the key to success. they are the fountain of clients.
no way around it.
articles, blogs, social, ppc, nothing beats organic results in google.

thanks

lenny

[chowell]

Originally Posted by the len

hi

as i mentioned, i have a t-shirts shop.

with the current conversion rates, i guess i'll reach my financial goals once i reach the 1 billion visitors mark ...



i'll keep trying.

and google is the key to success. they are the fountain of clients.
no way around it.
articles, blogs, social, ppc, nothing beats organic results in google.

thanks

lenny

• T-Shirt companies are a dime a dozen - what are you doing to differentiate yourself from the competition? Is that clearly articulated and present on the website?
• Where are the credibility indicators & value proposition - testimonials, free/discounted shipping, security certifications, etc.?
• Consider offering additional payment options - some people just don't like PayPal.

Here's a free tip also: Fix the link in your signature.

[the len]

wow, great answer. i'll take everything into consideration.

and about the signature? weird. it used to work...
i fixed it

thanks again

lenny

[the len]

just testing my signature

lenny

[chowell]

Originally Posted by the len

wow, great answer. i'll take everything into consideration.

thanks again

lenny

Glad to hear the comments were helpful Lenny. Send me a PM or update after you've tried implementing of few of the changes - I'd like to know how everything is going.

[the len]

gladly

thank you very much

lenny

[ganguly21]

Hey Len,
Why don't you try for some other 2nd tier search engines.. I think that would bring you more traffic, with a less cost, I know the conversion rate would very less but the kind of money you will be paying for clicks would take your ROI higher.. I'm currently working with some 2nd tier search engine. cause the kind of business nature i have, with that I'm not allowed to promote myself in US & CA (yahoo, Google & MSN)

here is a link where you can get some more detail about this...

This is Me Sourav Ganguly: Search Engine Marketing with 2nd tier Search Engines

try this out and let me know if you have succes...