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Today, businesses employ a variety of strategies to attract customers and get them to purchase their goods or services.
One strategy is the use of 'countdown timer'. In this article, we'll speak about what a countdown timer does and how you can utilize it to make an area for yourself.
What is a Countdown Timer?
A countdown timer may be described as a digital clock that countdowns to a particular date or number to signal the beginning or end of an offer or an event.
Although these timer were often used on landing pages, they have now made their way onto checkout pages.
The primary purpose of a countdown timer is to create a sense of urgency, and to give the feeling that "time is getting shorter."
Businesses can also make use of countdown timers to count down to the moment when special discounts or offers are made available. This is a great way to increase curiosity and keep customers coming back.
Psychology: The Key to Making Countdown Timers Work
According to a survey conducted by Whichtestwon the addition of an countdown timer on average, can boost a business' revenue by as much as 9%.
The countdown was simple and highlighted the date until the next day's delivery.
Although it might not sound to be a lot 9 percent of your customers can make a huge difference to your profit.
This isn't the only test to have highlighted the advantages of using the countdown timer. Another study examined the benefits of using a countdown timer on websites and found that time counter can increase the speed of completion of forms.
The test found that timers can boost sales even though it is not immediately noticed. What's the key behind the success of countdown timers and other countdown timers not easily noticed? The answer lies in psychology.
A timer does a simple job : create a feeling of urgency. This is vital because urgency is related to a variety of well-established psychological principles such as scarcity and fear of missing out.
A large number of websites make use of scarcity in one way or other. It's one of Cialdini's six principles and can be an excellent point of reference for marketers on how to engage buyers.
The trick is easy - you have to show you're running out of things. This may seem odd, but it is true that products that are thought to be in limited supply are more sought-after than those that are easily available or in larger quantities.
Did you consider that even brands with established names are able to use the "scarcity effect" to increase sales? Amazon is the most well-known online marketplace, seems to have developed this technique.
A timer and inventory warning could help speed up conversions. In addition to this, there's another principle that is at play: the fear of not being able to attend, more popularly known as FoMO.
What are the best ways to use timers to generate these effects? According to science timers are powerful triggers for urgency.
They are more specific and may draw your attention. Simple phrases like "limited-time offer' aren't always efficient. Customers are sophisticated. They look for concrete and reliable offers. But, they don't only search for concrete or credible offers.
If you browse a page, you will discover that the majority of the content is static. The timer, however, isn't. ,Read this.
Psychology has its rules once again. Our brains are programmed by nature to constantly look around to find opportunities and risk. The brain is prone to ignore or dismiss scenes that are static for a long time.
Something that continues to change quickly catches our focus.
