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Today, businesses employ different strategies to draw customers to purchase their products and services.
The countdown timer is just one of these strategies. We'll discuss the function of a countdown timer and how it could help you carve your own niche.
What is a countdown timer?
A countdown timer is described as a computerized clock that counts down from a specific date or number to indicate the end or beginning of an event or offer.
While such timer were frequently used on landing pages they now make their way into checkout pages.
The main function of a countdown timer is to convey the idea that "time is running out" and create an sense of urgency. ,Read more.
Furthermore business can also make use of countdown timers to show the countdown to when a special discount or promotion will become available. This can increase curiosity and keep customers returning.
Psychology: How to make countdown timers work
According to a survey conducted by Whichtestwon, adding an countdown timer on the average, increased the company's revenue by as high as 9%.
The countdown did a simple job. It highlighted the time left for next-day delivery.
While it might not seem as much 9 percent of your site visitors could significantly impact your profits.
The advantages of using a countdown timer are not only mentioned in this study. Another study explored the benefits of using a countdown timer on websites and found that time counter can help increase the speed of completion of forms.
According to the test the timer, even when it isn't easily seen, can improve sales. So, what's the secret to the success of timers that count down? The answer lies in psychology.
A timer does a simple job : create a feeling of urgency. This is important because urgency is related to a variety of well-established psychological principles such as scarcity and fear of being left out.
A large number of websites make use of scarcity in one manner or another. It's one of Cialdini's 6 principles, and could be an excellent starting point for marketers to figure out how to engage buyers.
It's not difficult to do this: you just need to prove that you're in a state of running out of things. This might seem strange, but it is true that things thought to be in limited availability are sought-after more as opposed to those easily available or in more quantity.
Did you consider that even brands with established names can benefit from the "scarcity effect" to boost sales? Amazon is the most well-known online marketplace in the world, seems to have developed this technique.
An inventory alert using a timer may increase the speed of conversion. This is not the only thing. Another concept that can aid in increasing your conversion rate is the fear of not being able to make it. Also known as FoMO.
How are timers employed to produce these effects? According to science timers are powerful triggers of urgentness.
They're precise and more likely to draw focus. Inconsistent phrases such as 'limited time offer' do not always work. Customers are intelligent. They look for concrete and reliable offers. But, they don't only look for concrete and legitimate offers.
You'll notice that the majority of the information on a website is static if you examine it. But, the timer isn't.
Again, the psychology rule here. The brains of our species are programmed to constantly scan the environment to find opportunities and risk. The brain is prone to ignore or dismiss scenes that have remained static for long periods of time. ,Home page.
We are attracted by something that is constantly changing.
