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175. How to Optimize the Site Search on Your eCommerce Website

eCommerce Badassery · October 25, 2022 · 14 min

Summary

Optimizing your e-commerce site search can significantly boost conversions and revenue, with search users being 2.4x more likely to buy and spending 2.6x more. This episode provides a step-by-step guide to enhancing your site search functionality beyond default settings, creating a superior customer experience that drives sales and loyalty.

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conversion & croshopify & ecommerce platformsanalytics & attribution

Topics covered

ecommerce site search optimizationsite search conversion ratesshopify site search functionalityfaceted searchpredictive searchsearch analytics

Episode description

Did you know? Consumers who search a website for the product they're looking for are 2.4x more likely to buy and spend 2.6x the amount of shoppers who don't. Site search is a powerful tool to increase the conversion and revenue on your website, but the default behavior may not be enough to get your customers to their end goal. As an eCommerce website owner, there are some optimizations you can do to create a better site search experience for your customers and today we're walking through it step-by-step. Important Links eCommerce Site Search Statistics https://www.algolia.com/blog/ecommerce/e-commerce-search-and-kpis-statistics/ Shopify's Native Site Search Functionality https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/storefront-search Show Notes & Transcript http://ecommercebadassery.com/175 Work With Me Interested in getting my brain focused on YOUR business? Learn more about my services: Email Marketing Help https://ecommercebadassery.com/email-marketing eCommerce Help https://ecommercebadassery.com/ecommerce-help FREE Resource Library Every freebie I've created to help you grow the traffic, sales, and profit in your eCommerce business, all in one place! Sign Up for the Resource Library Here https://ecommercebadassery.com/freestuff Rate, Review, & Subscribe Like what you heard? I’d be forever grateful if you’d rate, review and subscribe to the show! Not only does it help your fellow eCommerce entrepreneurs find the eCommerce Badassery podcast; it’s also valuable feedback for me to continue bringing you the content you want to hear. Review the eCommerce Badassery Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecommerce-badassery/id1507457683 This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

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What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Implement synonym management for common misspellings and jargon to ensure relevant search results.
What does this episode say about shopify & ecommerce platforms?
Utilize autocomplete and predictive search to guide users and speed up product discovery.
What does this episode say about analytics & attribution?
Leverage faceted search and filtering options to allow customers to easily narrow down results by attributes like size, color, and brand.
What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Strategically merchandise products within search results to promote specific items such as new arrivals or sales.
What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) like search usage, conversion rates from search, and revenue generated via search to continuously optimize.

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