How to Turn Visitors Into Buyers Using The Product Page

When you are creating a website, there are a few things you need to make sure are there. These things consider the perspective of the consumer, pay heed to what bigger e-commerce businesses have done after resourceful research, and finally look at what really is going on by using analytics and feedback from the site.

When individual website pages are set up well, it lays a good foundation for the overall website as well as for further digital marketing efforts, without falling into the traps of common mistakes and oversights.

In this blog, we discuss the product page. As the name simply suggests, it is the page where the products are displayed. This is the real deal. All other pages are maneuvers to nudge visitors along a certain desired path. This is the page that talks to your core – who you are and what you do.

The Product Page Checklist

• If they can’t take the page in 3 seconds, you’ve generally lost them already. This page must be the clearest of all pages because this is what your business does, and this is where you need to demonstrate it to shoppers.
• Declutter the entire page. Nobody will read anything if you try and cram all your information into this page.
• Speed and responsiveness slightly trump excessive design. People would rather have a product image that loads quickly rather than a glorious lifestyle image that took over 3 seconds to load.
• Your product shots must be big, excellent, and include a variety of angles, 360° view if possible, and both close-up and long-range shots. Display pictures of a product from the front, back, top, bottom, sideways, diagonally… Include the option to show a magnified view of the product when the mouse hovers over that part of the product photo. It makes it more real-world similar.
• Take it a step further and add a video. Show your product in use. Video is catching up in popularity and saves people from having to read text or decipher images without text.
• Optimize your product images for organic searches and to assist in influencing the buyer’s purchasing decision.
• A concise copy with only relevant details is the order of the day. You could include these details:
• Succinct product descriptions are written in a personal and compelling manner
• Colors it is available in
• Models
• Sizes
• Price & Offers
• Availability
• Clear shipping information and return policy details

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Make them bulleted points for readability and to be able to quickly digest the info in one go. Using bold or highlighted text appropriately makes those details instantly visible. Add ‘read more’ or separate tabs if more text needs to be added. The best way to know what to put down is to answer the seller’s potential questions in the description of the product.

• ‘Buy’ or ‘Add to Cart’ call-to-actions (CTAs) must be prominent and distinct from the rest of the page without seeming aggressively suggestive. Using a bolder color to differentiate the button from the rest of the page, and placing the button in a convenient area at the top and the bottom of the page saves shoppers either from having to scroll for it or from getting distracted looking for it.
• You want to add a wish-list button as well so shoppers can always think about it and come back for it later. However, don’t make this as prominent as the Buy CTA because you want them to seriously consider making the purchase, and offer wish-listing only as a last resort so as not to lose them entirely.
• Allow wish lists without forcing users to sign-up. But prompt them to leave their coordinates with you via an e-mail/mobile registration or a mobile app download so you can re-market to them.
• Use collaborative filtering to suggest options to go with the buy. E.g. people who bought this also bought this. Or show related products. These batteries go with that camera. Also, try to up-sell. Upgrade to the x-plus version which comes with extra memory space.
• When displaying a product, list the options available. 16GB option available instead of 8GB. Show related options so they don’t drop out of the funnel completely for silly reasons that you could have otherwise helped them out with. These boots come in leather as well as vegan leather.
• UX experience is sometimes what people respond to more than your actual product. Haven’t there been times when you chose to use a website because the UX was so much better even though their competitors were offering some enticing offers?
• Confidence builders are the assuagers of the common fears of shoppers. These are a few:
• number of people who have already bought that same product
• testimonials and customer reviews
• product reviews from media to boost social proof
• return policy details
• customer service commitments

These give peace of mind. Use third-party review systems to show objectivity. If a negative comment comes in, make sure someone from your team has responded to it in a way that shows you are paying attention and taking care of the issue.

• Use trust seals, supplier logos, certifications of quality, etc. as proof of authenticity and give them more peace of mind, and as a pre-assurance of a secure check-out.
• If the stock of a product goes below a certain level, display an ‘x nos. remaining’ to show scarcity and create a sense of urgency that compels them to purchase before it runs out. Alternatively, you could use the stock meter as a visual and effective graph.
• If something is out of stock, either don’t display it or don’t make it conspicuous. Offer the option for them to leave an e-mail id so you can notify them when it’s back on the inventory. This is another way for you to get their e-mail id without arousing suspicion. Whatever you do, don’t lead them till the check out before informing them it isn’t available; it’s ok to let them know in advance. You can still convert customers when they land on sold-out products.
• Clearly show the money saved or the benefits for products on sale or that have been offered.
• Enable live chat to make the page user-friendly and enhance customer experience. FAQs are useful but the live chat has a far better chance of retaining visitors to the page.
• Make it easy for customers to use social networking links like share, like, and pin to get the word around.

Make sure you dazzle customers with this page, neither underplaying nor overdoing anything. While each page in a website is important and serves a specific purpose in the overall marketing cycle, the product page is the one that actually shows shoppers who you are and what you do. So make it count! Remember to also take into consideration the latest search trends that change how shoppers discover products online. If you get them here, and the page follows all these best practices, the rest of the sales cycle will be smooth sailing.