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Today, businesses employ a variety of strategies to attract customers and get customers to buy their products or services.
One of these strategies is the use of 'countdown timer'. In this article, we'll discuss about what a countdown timer does, and how you can make use of it to carve your own niche.
What is a countdown timer?
A countdown timer computer program that countdowns from a date or a number to indicate when an event or offer is over or about to begin.
While such timer were usually employed for websites for landing, they've now made their way into checkout pages too.
A countdown timer's main purpose is to give the impression that "time is getting shorter" and create a sense of feeling of urgency.
Furthermore companies also utilize countdown timers to show the countdown to the moment a particular discount or promotion will become available. It can be used to attract attention and keep customers interested and returning.
Psychology: The Key to Making Countdown Timers Effective
According to a survey conducted by Whichtestwon The addition of a countdown timer, on average, can boost the revenue of a company by as high as 9 percent.
The countdown was simple and highlighted the time until the next day's delivery.
Although it may not seem like much 9 percent of your visitors can make a huge difference to your profits.
The advantages of using a countdown timer are not only highlighted in this test. Another study explored the benefits of using a countdown timer on websites and discovered that time can improve form completion times.
The test found that a timer could boost sales even though it's not immediately noticeable. So, what's the secret to the success of countdown timers? Psychology may be the answer.
The function of a timer is simple to create an atmosphere of urgency. This is important because urgency is related to several well-established psychology principles such as scarcity and fear of missing out.
Many websites use scarcity in one way or another. It's among Cialdini's six principles and can be an excellent point of reference for marketers to figure out how to draw buyers.
It's not difficult to do this: you need to prove that you're getting out of supplies. It may seem like a weird idea to some but the fact is that things that are considered to be scarce tend to be more desirable than items that are easily available or are plentiful.
Did you know that even established brands are able to use the "scarcity effect" to increase sales? Amazon the world's most popular online marketplace appears to have mastered this art.
A timer or inventory alert could help speed up conversions. Furthermore, there's another principle that plays a role - the fear of not being able to attend which is more commonly known as FoMO.
What are the best ways to use timers to generate these effects? According to research timers are powerful triggers for the sense of urgency.
They are more specific and can be drawn to your focus. Simple phrases like "limited-time offer' aren't always efficient. Customers are intelligent. They are looking for tangible and reliable offers. However, they don't just look for concrete and legitimate offers.
You will see that most of the content on a website is static when you take a look at it. However, the timer doesn't work. ,Discover more here.
Again, the psychology rule here. The brains of our species are programmed to continuously scan the surroundings to find opportunities and risk. The brain can be prone to overlook or ignore scenes that have remained static for long periods of time.
We are attracted by something that is constantly changing.
