06/24/2020
“Unexpected extra costs” include, tax, fees, and of course, shipping.
To avoid shoppers abandoning their carts, then, make visitors aware of any extra costs upfront before they enter the checkout. You can also offer free shipping on orders above a specific value to reduce cart abandonment and increase average order value.
According to HubSpot, 24 percent of shoppers are ready to spend more to qualify for free shipping, so this is a great way to increase the average order value.
Whenever a visitor adds an item to their cart, track the basket value and trigger a campaign in the first step of your cart. Then, if the order value isn’t high enough, offer free shipping.
To encourage visitors to buy more, you could add product recommendations in your campaign with an “add to cart” call-to-action.
TAKEAWAY
Identify the reasons shoppers abandon checkout and address those reasons with an exit-intent campaign or with an abandoned cart email.