One of the biggest issues online businesses face today is cart abandonments. You may be doing everything by the book but still you are not getting the conversion that you are looking for. Customers are coming to your store, adding the product to the cart, filling the details, but not going through with the order can get frustrating for any business real fast.
What are the top 9 reasons why your customers are abandoning the cart and not going through the checkout.  
1. Unexpected additional fee on last step
A customer likes the product, likes the pricing and adds the product to cart only to find out there’s $10 additional for whatever “very-valid-reason” there is in order to finish the purchase. This is off-putting. Not because of the additional amount, but the lack of transparency. Many users may not like this surprise and decide to leave your website to buy the same thing your competitor.
2. Mandatory Registration before Purchasing
Online buyers expects the checkout experience to be hassle-free and less demanding.
Allow them a chance and the freedom to make this choice. If they like what they’re buying from you, they’ll register for sure.
3. Too Many Distractions on Checkout
Do not go over the board with your upselling strategy at this step.
Keep the user checkout journey focussed on making their purchase comfortable. Remove everything else.
4. Less available payment options
Use a payment processor which provides as many payment options to make the buyer pick the one they are most comfortable with.
If a buyer has never done a wallet based payment, and that’s the only payment option available on your website, what are the chances of him/her making the purchase?
5. Visible UI issues on Checkout Step
Users relate the UI with the credibility of the company. Improper form fields, overlapping elements, disproportionate blocks, wrong error messages, typos.. etc.
All this makes the buyer less confident about your services and/or products.
6. Lengthy Checkout Form
You don’t need to know the buyer’s Date of Birth, which company they work in, if they like Mr, Mrs, Dr or Er before their names.
Only ask what is needed for a successful purchase. Remove everything else.
7. Site Speed & Performance
Slow site and poor performance equates to buggy and unstable Website.
This can cause buyers to lose confidence in your checkout or they may leave due to frustration. Buyers are less likely to enter their payment information after experiencing an unexpected crash.
8. Unnecessary Data Validation
Irrelevant onpage data validation can make the buyer leave the checkout out of frustration.
Make the form validations very mindful and no more complex than necessary.
9. Final call to action button not at the right place or not visible
Once the Buyer has filled the entire form, don’t make them put an effort in finding the button to submit this form. Final payment button on the website should be right where it should be, near the last step.
Button placement should be very clear and hard to miss.
Bottom Line
Find these basic issues and solve them as early as possible. Often almost the devil lies in the details.
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