Trust-building icons boost checkout confidence and conversions

Discover how trust-building icons on the checkout page enhanced customer confidence, yielding a 0.9% increase in conversion rates. Explore the insights!

Metric

Conversion rate

Lift change

+0.9%

Trust-building icons boost checkout confidence and conversions – Control screenshot

Control

Trust-building icons boost checkout confidence and conversions – Variation screenshot

Variation

IF we display trust-building icons (i.e. credit cards, guarantees, etc) during checkout, THEN customers will be more likely to proceed to the next step, and ultimately checkout more frequently BECAUSE visitors will have fewer subconscious doubts about the brand's trustworthiness.

What We Changed

  • Added “10% for Conservation” icon.
  • Added “45-Day Easy Returns & Exchanges” icon.
  • Added “Built for Harsh Conditions” icon.

Detailed breakdown

Conversion Rate

+0.9%

Add-to-Cart Rate

+1.9%

Revenue

+3.21%

Bounce Rate

+0.4%

Key Learnings

  • Conversion rate and Add to cart didn't move enough for this experiment to be declared a winner.
  • It seems customers aren't as moved by reassurances on the checkout page as they were before Covid
  • There numbers on the checkout suggest there are other forces impacting customer's decision to bounce vs purchase
  • Recommendation: run this test again, but try different points friction