Website Optimization – Things to Test

by Jennifer Fontaine on November 11, 2011

I have talked before about website optimization, but often get asked what to test.  Here is a list of things you can test on your website to see if you can get better results:

Website Optimization

What will he do on your site? You won't know until you test!

  • Call to action buttons – you can test the size, shape, color, placement on the page, and copy on the button.
  • Photos – After years of working in the travel industry, I have seen first hand how changing a photo can make a huge difference to the end user.
  • Video – Will adding a video to your site increase conversion? You may not know until you try.
  • Copy – What you say and how you say it can have a huge impact on a potential customer. (A hint on this one: most of the time, less is more!)
  • Deals/promotions – Some special offers may be more appealing than others.  Changing a special promotion could create lift.
  • Page navigation – If your site has a lot going on, it might be best to send people to a landing page that only focuses on the sale or generating the lead.
  • Testimonials – If you have some testimonials from clients, you can test some of them against each other to see if they can give you a lift.
  • Overall design work – Having trouble deciding between two design concepts? Test them against each other.
  • Background color/image – May seem insignificant, but it’s not.
  • Headline – This is one of the first things a person will notice and can make a huge difference.
  • Popups – This one is good to test with and without.  You can also test size, color, copy, and location on the page.

I hope this list helps to give you some ideas. If you think I have left anything important off the list, please let me know in the comments.

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