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Presentation by Adrian Blair, Head of eCommerce Partnerships, Google UK at Socitm Website Take-Up Service event, Birmingham 3 Dec 2009TRANSCRIPT
Making your website work
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Making your website work3 Dec 2009
Adrian Blair
Head of eCommerce Partnerships, EMEA
Agenda…
1 Best practice
2 3 tips
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3 Skills required
4 Help!
17.2%
Massive room for improvement in the private sector. Is the same true in the public sector?
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4.2%
Your Client Average UK Retail Amazon
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* Coremetrics UK Retail report, March 2009
** Nielsen Online / Marketing Charts
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What Do They Have in Common?
1 Most successful politician?
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2 Most successful search engine?
3 Most successful online retailer?
They all use a framework that looks something like this…
Tried &
tested
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…and follow a process like this
Goals + Goals + Metrics
• What is your site trying to achieve? How you will measure it?
Identify
• Use analytics to identify and prioritise problems
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Diagnose
• Decide what the problem might be• Develop a testable hypothesis
Test
• Brainstorm possible solutions• Begin testing
Example goals + metrics for Camden
Goals:
• To make official information about Camden easy to find
• To perform tasks like renewing parking permits online
Metrics:
• % of visitors who find information they need
• Completion rate for key tasks
• % of visitors satisfied with their experience
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experience
• Time taken to find key information
BarackObama.com splash page
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Button
Media
24 combinations tested….
Button:
1. Sign Up
2. Learn More
3. Join Us Now
4. Sign Up Now
Media:
1. Get Involved Image
2. Family Image
3. Change Image
4. Barack’s Video
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4. Sign Up Now 4. Barack’s Video
5. Springfield Video
6. Sam’s Video
Experiment results
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The winning page
$500m
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$500m raised online
Google - 2008 vs. 2009
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Agenda…
1 Best practice
2 3 tips
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3 Skills required
4 Help!
Tip 1: Give me the right results when I search
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BeforeBeforeBeforeBefore AfterAfterAfterAfter
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20% reduction in bounce rate
7% increase in conversion rate
TOP
TIPS
� Check quality of results
� Make site search visible
� Allow customers to sort results
� Lay out search results clearly
Tip 2: Give me the product details I need
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AfterAfterAfterAfter
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5% increase in conversion rate*
TOP
TIPS
� Summarise key product details
� Provide clear images � Make your call-to-action button
visible
Tip 3: Make it easy for the user to take action
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AfterAfterAfterAfter
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40% increase in quote submissions
TOP
TIPS
� Don't ask for unnecessary details
� Show transparent steps
� Expedite the process
� Avoid distractions
But no shortcuts to results like these
Goals + Goals + Metrics
• What is your site trying to achieve? How you will measure it?
Identify
• Use analytics to identify and prioritise problems
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Diagnose
• Decide what the problem might be• Develop a testable hypothesis
Test
• Brainstorm possible solutions• Begin testing
Agenda…
1 Best practice
2 3 tips
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3 Skills required
4 Help!
The 10/90 Rule
Software
Software
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Brains!
Skills required
AnalyticsAnalyticsAnalyticsAnalytics
UsabilityMultivariate
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DevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopment
Usability & A/B Testing
Agenda…
1 Best practice
2 3 tips
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3 Skills required
4 Help!
Google Resources
1: Google Conversion Site - Information on Google’s approach to conversion
www.google.co.uk/conversions
2: Conversion University – Online training
www.google.com/support/ConversionUniversity
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3: Seminars for success – advanced in-person Google Analytics training
http://services.google.com/ads_inquiry/awseminars
Google accreditations – company and individual
Company Level Accreditations
Individual Level Qualifications / Training
AdWords GAP
Google Advertising Professionals Qualified Company
GAP
Google Advertising Professionals Qualified Individual
Google Analytics
GAAC
Google Analytics Authorised Consultant Advanced technical support for GA
GAIQ
Google Analytics Individual QualificationOnline learning &
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support for GA certification
Google Website Optimizer
WOAC
Website Optimizer Authorized Consultants Advanced technical support for GWO
No qualificationFree webinar training
ConversionOptimisation
GCP
Google Conversion ProfessionalsAccredited consultancy to support online conversion optimisation projects
No qualificationFree webinar training