Conversion rate

Conversion rate is the percentage of visitors to a company’s website who take a desired action. For example, the percentage of visitors buying a product or service, registering a membership or downloading a catalogue. It is calculated by dividing the number of actions completed by the total number of site visitors.

A company can increase its conversion rate by ensuring it offers appealing products and services for a good price and by making sure its website is easy to navigate, with actions that are easy to take.

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If ABC Co. has 100,000 visitors to its e-commerce website in a three-month period and 1,000 of those visitors make a purchase, its conversion rate is:

That would mean ABC Co. has a 1% conversion rate.

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