GLOSSARY · C
CRO (conversion rate optimisation)
Changing a store so more visitors buy, measured with tests rather than opinions.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why it matters for a Shopify store.
More of the visitors you already pay for become customers. CRO compounds every other channel, which makes it one of the cheapest growth levers a store has.
Good CRO is a process: research where buyers drop off, form a hypothesis, test it, and keep what wins. It isn't a list of best practices applied blindly.
HOW CREATIVE LABS HANDLES IT
What we do about it on every project.
01
Research first
Analytics, heatmaps, session recordings and customer questions show where and why people leave.
02
Fix the obvious, test the rest
Broken flows and slow pages are fixed straight away; uncertain changes are A/B tested.
03
Report revenue
Results are measured in revenue per visitor, not clicks.
EXAMPLE
A typical example.
A store gets steady traffic but few add-to-carts on mobile.
Session recordings show the size guide hidden below reviews; moving it next to the size selector and testing the change against the original turns a guess into a measured decision.
COMMON MISTAKES
What usually goes wrong.
Copying competitors
What works for another store's audience may not work for yours.
Testing trivia
Button colours rarely matter. Offers, clarity and friction do.
Ignoring speed
A slow mobile page undoes most design changes. Check Core Web Vitals first.
CRO
2 questions
What is a good conversion rate for a Shopify store?
It varies widely by category, price and traffic source. Compare against your own history and similar stores rather than a single benchmark.
How long does CRO take to show results?
Quick fixes can show results within weeks; a testing programme compounds over months.
You've reached the end, so now…
Tell us what you're selling.
Send us your store. Within one business day you get a short Loom from a senior: the three things we'd fix first, what it would cost, and whether we're the right team for it.
- No pitch deck, no discovery-call theatre
- You keep the audit whether or not you hire us
- Fixed-scope quotes, no hourly surprises
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