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On average, 69.89% of ecommerce shoppers add something to their shopping cart and then... just disappear, never to complete their purchase.

That’s the scourge of many eCommerce stores. 

Now, even though getting to “zero” isn't a realistic goal, you might be able to reduce the number of abandoned carts for your store.

In this episode, we'll talk about 5 easy tactics to help you do just that.

Prefer reading about cart abandonment prevention instead? Check out this blog post.

Ready to place an exit-intent popup to your website? Do it within a couple of clicks using Getsitecontrol templates.

Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.

Remember those surveys where you respond by selecting one of five options between Strongly agree and Strongly disagree? They all are based on a popular tactic called "Likert scale".

The Likert scale is a scientifically proven method to help you understand more about your customers’ feelings, attitudes, or behavior. And in this episode, we're giving you the ultimate guide to using it for your online business. You'll learn:

• What exactly the Likert scale is
• What variations of the Likert scale exist
• When should you use the Likert scale
• How to create the Likert scale for your website

Ready to add the Likert scale to your website? Read a more detailed step-by-step tutorial here.

You may also want to check out: diverging stacked bar chart - a common visualization technique for analyzing Likert scales. 

Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.

You may have never considered your Thank You page a conversion goldmine, but guess what? It’s a perfect place for collecting customers’ emails, getting feedback, and boosting sales.

In this episode, we'll tell you exactly how to do that.

Tune in to hear 8 ideas for turning any Thank You page into a conversion powerhouse. Then create a Getsitecontrol account to start bringing theory into practice.

Here is a list of useful materials to help you along the way:

• How to create a lead magnet and attract email subscribers
• Tactics for collecting customer testimonials on a website
• What is a Net Promoter Score survey and how to create it
• How Customer Effort score can help you improve business
• Why it is important to use the Likert Scale on a website

Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.

Flash news.
Adding an email subscription form isn't enough to build a thriving email list.
And that's why the number of your subscribers is probably lower than you anticipated.

The thing is, people aren't eager to give away their email addresses to companies anymore. Their inboxes are already full, and the last thing they want is another marketing newsletter.

So how do you entice people to join your list then?
Don't worry. We've collected 17 tactics that will help you get started.

Once you listen to the episode, here are the links you may find useful:

• How to craft an irresistible call to action for your email signup button
• What is a lead magnet and how to create one
• How to create an email newsletter popup that works and doesn't annoy website visitors

To create a beautiful email signup form for your website, check this out: https://getsitecontrol.com/templates/collect-email-addresses/

Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.

Bounce rate is a tricky metric you should always keep an eye on.
A high bounce rate is often a clear signal that your website’s landing pages don’t meet the expectations of your visitors.

In this episode, we'll cover 8 easy steps to help you reduce bounce rate. We'll also explain how to stop guessing why visitors abandon your website without taking any action. (Hint: you should use website exit surveys and ask them directly).

Useful tools and links mentioned in this episode:

• To monitor your page load speed, use Pingdom or Google Pagespeed Insights
• To find out if your website is mobile-friendly, run a test
• To learn how to build a lead magnet, read this guide
• To read how Larry Kim reduced his website's bounce rate using exit-intent popups, check this article

The episode is based on a blog post about ways to reduce bounce rate. 

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Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.

Have you ever heard of the scarcity principle in marketing?

Well, even if you haven't, you've surely seen it in action.

Remember that time when you purchased (or almost purchased) something on an impulse, simply because of a blinking “Only 1 remaining item” text?

Yep, this was the scarcity principle at play.

So, how exactly does scarcity work and how do you use it for generating sales?

In this episode, we're getting to the bottom of it. Plus, we'll cover 6 examples of the scarcity principle used by other businesses - to make sure that by the end of listening, you'll have plenty of ideas for yours.

Ready to add popups to your website to create scarcity?
Then register a Getsitecontrol account, choose one of the popup templates, and adjust it to your website. 

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Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.

Getting started with email list building? We've reviewed 9 tactics you can use to collect email addresses from your website visitors.

By the end of the episode, you'll have plenty of ideas for your lead generation strategy.

Tips to help you convert more visitors into subscribers: 

• Write compelling email signup CTAs (listen to the episode)
• Offer lead magnets in exchange for email addresses (listen to the episode)
• Try exit-intent popups to convert abandoning visitors (listen to the episode)

Need to add an email opt-in form to your website?

Then give Getsitecontrol a try. It will help you create beautiful online forms and popups within minutes even if you’re a non-techie person.

Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.

You've surely seen exit popups on other websites, but have you dared to try them on yours? If not yet, you'll love this episode. 

Over the course of 7 minutes, we talk about the exit-intent recognition technology and give you 5 exit popup examples to use on your website. 

The best part? You don't need any special knowledge or experience for that. The newbie-friendly Getsitecontrol popup builder will do everything for you.

By the end of listening, you'll have a clear idea of how to prevent webpage abandonment, find out why people leave without taking action, and convert some of them into subscribers or customers.

And here are the links you may find useful:

• Read the text version of this episode on Getsitecontrol blog
• Learn what a lead magnet is, and how to create it from scratch
• Check the list of power words you should use for your email signup calls to action

Ready to try exit-intent popups?

Then register a Getsitecontrol account, choose one of the templates and adjust it to your website. 

Don’t forget to subscribe if you enjoyed the episode.

Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.

You know how important testimonials are for your business. But collecting them is often quite a challenge. What if we told you about proven techniques to do it more effectively? 

In this episode, we'll cover 4 best practices to gather testimonials from happy clients. Then, we'll review 4 tactics to put those practices into action.

Helpful tools featured in the episode:

1. Getsitecontrol's website contact forms (and its WordPress plugin)
2. Boast  
3. Spectoos
4. Vocal References

Shopify dedicated testimonial apps:

• Testimonials & Product Reviews
• Kudobuzz

Mention - an aptly-named tool to help you monitor brand mentions.

Want to copy & paste something you've heard in this episode? Read the text version here.

Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.

If you're not a mind reader, the only way to know what your customers are thinking is to ask them. In this episode, we'll discuss 6 different methods to implement feedback forms and 3 proven tips to make sure you collect meaningful data from the right audience.

Among other things, you'll hear mentions of Net Promoter Score (NPS), Customer Effort Score (CES), and Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) - popular customer feedback surveys you may want to try. 

Here are the links with more information on them:

• How to use Net Promoter Score and what to do next
• What is Customer Effort Score and how to measure it
• Beginner's guide on Customer Satisfaction Score

Here is a great post by Survey Monkey on how phrasing your questions can skew your data.

Finally, if you want to add popup surveys or floating side buttons to your website, Getsitecontrol website survey form builder is the way to go.

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Create beautiful email signup forms, coupon boxes, and pop-up surveys for your store with Getsitecontrol.