{"id":10221,"date":"2012-03-06T13:52:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T21:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content26.com\/?p=10221"},"modified":"2017-02-14T11:20:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:20:19","slug":"site-design-as-a-cloaking-device-for-calls-to-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/blog\/site-design-as-a-cloaking-device-for-calls-to-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Site Design as a Cloaking Device for Calls to Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The effect of slow load times on customer experience and conversion rates are of perpetual concern to anyone involved in e-commerce. Whether it&#8217;s the <a title=\"The importance of speed for mobile commerce\" href=\"http:\/\/econsultancy.com\/us\/blog\/9162-the-importance-of-speed-for-mobile-commerce\" target=\"_blank\">consequences of slower load rates on mobile commerce<\/a> or the 7 percent drop in conversion rates that comes with each extra second of load time, a simple matter of impatience quickly grows to an industry-wide problem in need of constant attention. Even <strong>Wal-Mart<\/strong> <a title=\"Slides show how page speed correlates to business metrics at Walmart.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webperformancetoday.com\/2012\/02\/28\/4-awesome-slides-showing-how-page-speed-correlates-to-business-metrics-at-walmart-com\/\" target=\"_blank\">isn&#8217;t immune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, simpler matters can also have a marked effect on conversion. You&#8217;ve lured people to your site with your brilliant, SEO-wielding <strong>Google<\/strong> fu and wooed them with the most lyrical, thorough, and effective content the written language has ever witnessed. But what if your innovative design has made your call to action go stealth?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Econsultancy<\/strong> offers 10 best practice tips that can bump conversion rates. Before rigorously testing the load time of every scrap of image on your site, consider the color or placement of the buy button or the language it uses. A vague term like &#8220;process order&#8221; can have a much deeper effect on your customer than just a raised eyebrow. For better or worse, certain design conventions and expectations have been set, and if you want to make money with your site, your sleek vision of an e-commerce revolution may have to wait. 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