Conversion

How to Find Where Visitors Are Dropping Off

Knowing that visitors aren't converting is a start. Knowing exactly where they stop is what actually lets you fix it.

Map the actual visitor journey

Before looking for where visitors leave, define the intended path clearly — landing page, key page, conversion action — so drop-off analysis has a real structure to measure against.

Look for unusually high exit points

Analytics data showing a specific step with a disproportionately high exit rate, compared to surrounding steps, identifies exactly where the problem is concentrated rather than a vague sense that "conversion is low."

Consider what changes at that specific step

Once a high-exit step is identified, examine what's actually different there — an unexpected cost reveal, a confusing form field, a broken element — the specific friction usually becomes clear once attention is focused on the right place.

Test a single change at a time

Changing multiple things at once at the identified drop-off point makes it impossible to know which change actually helped. Testing one specific fix at a time gives a clear, attributable result.

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