"Every tool on this list fits the following criteria:

--Can be completely installed and running in under 30 mins
--Free or low-cost
--Compatible with WordPress websites
--Will significantly boost your conversion rate immediately upon install
Okay, time for your cheat sheet..."

Most marketers are running 1-2 Conversion Rate Optimization tests, such as AB testing, every month. CRO is important to marketing teams

Conversion rate optimization is a science project. You’re dealing with data, hypotheses, results, measurement techniques and sources of error.

AB Tasty
Adobe Target
Apptimize
ChangeAgain.me
Conductrics
Convert
Dynamic Yield
Google Optimize
Kameleoon
Maxymiser
Monetate
Omniconvert
Optimizely
Qubit
Sentient Ascend
SiteGainer
SiteSpect
VWO

As I mentioned earlier, A/B testing can be a game-changer if you have well-thought-out, strategic hypotheses for what you want to test.

But how do you know what to test? How do you come up with a high-quality hypothesis?

This is where I want to show you a 10,000ft view of our own methodology. We call it the Testing Trifecta.

1. Slow load time

2. Wrong color scheme

3. Confusing navigation

4. Cluttered design

5. Crappy imagery

6. Excessive options

7. Missing or hard to find contact info

8. Spelling/grammatical errors

9. Stale content

10. Crazy salesy copy

11. No social proof

12. No trust elements

13. Annoying sign-ups

14. An arduous checkout process

15. No A/B testing

Website visitors don't necessarily mean website revenue. You'll need to optimize your website conversion rate to turn browsers into buyers and grow revenue. These useful CRO tips can help.

We have created the following infographic highlighting 9 conversion rate optimization tool categories that will help you improve your conversion online.

That’s right. On average, only 2% of your website visitors convert and drive your online revenue.

• "Tools for web analytics: Despite being free, Google Analytics is a sophisticated and powerful web analytics suite. It is sufficient for most websites. If you’re looking for an enterprise solution, check out Google Analytics 360. Google Analytics alternatives include Adobe Analytics, Webtrends, Quantcast Measure, Woopra, Piwik and Flurry Analytics specializes in mobile apps.
• Tools for click-mapping: We often use Crazy Egg (mobile-friendly), Hotjar (mobile-friendly), ClickTale (mobile-friendly) and several A/B-testing tools that include similar functionality. Other alternatives include Fullstory, Inspectlet, Jaco, Lucky Orange, MouseStats, Ptengine, UsabilityTools, UserTrack, and Zeerat.
• Session recording tools: ClickTale (mobile-friendly) pioneered session-recording software. Alternatives include Hotjar (mobile-friendly), Inspectlet, UsabilityTools, UserReplay, SessionCam, FullStory, Decibel Insight, and Mouseflow,
• Form analytics: Options include ClickTale (mobile-friendly), Hotjar (mobile-friendly), Formisimo, SessionCam and Inspectlet.
• Live chat solutions we come across often: ZenDesk Chat, LiveChat, Drift, FreshDesk, Olark, LivePerson, HappyFox, SnapEngage, LiveAgent, Intercom (for web apps), and Comm100.
• Cobrowing tools:  Solutions for cobrowsing include Pega, Oracle Service Cloud and Surfly."

Conversion optimization is a little different if you’re in B2B.

Some of the same underlying principles apply, but because of the inherent differences in buying decisions and sales cycles, pulling B2C optimization practices straight from the book might be a bad idea.


You’ll still need to do the same types of conversion research, persona building, and experimentation that is common across conversion optimization, but let’s talk a bit about how and why B2B is different.

Here is a proven AB testing framework used by CRO experts to deliver consistent, repeatable results.

A majority (55%) of client-side marketers (predominantly from the UK and Europe) believe that conversion rate optimization (CRO) is crucial to their overall digital marketing strategy, and a similar percentage (53%) plan to increase their CRO budgets in the coming year, according to Econsultancy’s 8th annual Conversion Rate Optimization Report, produced in association with RedEye.

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1. A/B testing and multivariate testing tools
2. Heatmap & scrollmap tracking
3. Usability testing tools
4. Landing page creation
5. Cross-browser and cross-device testing

• Email testing
• Browser testing
• Mobile devices

• Head on over to the Admin section of Google Analytics and scroll down to Calculated Metrics. Select ‘Percent’ as Formatting Type.
• Start typing the name of the goal in the Formula field and it should appear in a dropdown. Select it. Space. ‘/’. Start typing users and select it as well.
• Name your metric — ‘goal name’ by users CVR and hit Create.

CRO Testing Tools
CRO Analytics
A/B testing/Landing Pages
CRO Surveys/Research
Page Rendering
Site Speed

Active calls to action are incredibly powerful. These CTAs, urging visitors to “get started” or inviting them with “let’s go” seem to really resonate with our audience and motivate them to click.

Tackling the low-hanging fruit is a great way to get your feet wet with CRO. You’ll likely see some big wins quickly, which can motivate you to take on more granular changes throughout the rest of your site.

TAKEAWAYS

• Make your CTA specific to your user’s goal
• Test only one element at a time
• Use active language
• Be patient and wait for statistical significance
• Analyze your results and take action

Find out if your tests reach statistical significance with this handy CRO calculator, by SnapApp and Leadin by HubSpot!

1. Use heat mapping.
2. Conduct feedback surveys.
3. Remove the doorways.
Many marketers don’t take doorways seriously enough, despite warnings from Google. In my opinion, doorways are conversion mirages because their purpose is to increase the lead count. In reality, they do more harm than good.

4. Encourage user-generated content.
5. Start an email drip campaign.
6. Use multi-screen marketing.
Multi-screen advertising begets cross-device conversion. Cross-device conversion adds up to the cumulative conversion rate. Multi-screen marketing also offers key information related to consumer behavior.

7. Shorten loading time.

Getting started with conversion rate optimization (CRO)? A/B testing should probably be the first port of call, according to [download page] a survey of 177 marketing influencers by Ascend2 and its Research Partners. Not only did these respondents point to A/B testing as the most effectiv