8 Interactive Elements To Increase Conversions Of Your Product Pages

Last updated: November 17, 2023 Written by: Karolina Niegłos
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    As a store owner, you must have gone a long way: establishing the supply of products from the manufacturer, creating your online store, making high-quality photos and descriptions, and running adverts.

    You may think that’s it and now waiting to earn real big money. But in reality, the ecommerce world is very competitive and fast-changing so you should always be on the lookout for different ways to improve your conversion rates.

    Even a slight change in your online store can make or break your revenue. In this guide, we are going to share 8 different interactive elements that can up the conversions of your product’s pages.

    How Ecommerce Conversion Rate Works

    The word ‘conversion’ is relatively broad because every part of the user experience on and off your website can impact their behavior. You can reasonably apply conversion rate optimization to any active page of your website, whether it’s the landing page or any other customer touchpoint.

    Conversion rate optimization allows you to convert more traffic into consistent leads and potential customers without other digital marketing methods and/or PPC ads.

    You can calculate your Conversion Rate right now using a classic formula: divide number that converts by the number of people that visit your page and multiply by 100%. Or use an online conversion rate calculator to complete it in a few clicks.

    Whatever your conversion rate is right now, that number is bound to get higher if you implement any of the following interactive elements at your product pages.

    Advanced photo options

    In the world of online stores, it’s crucial to use high-quality photos of a product. Images are one of the vital factors that influence a customer’s decision because it allows them to visualize the product and helps manage their expectations.

    For example, BestBuy, one of the most famous online retailers of electronics, use huge (literally giant) photos of their products to demonstrate all the angles. Additionally, virtually every item has a video demonstration from a BestBuy worker describing all its features and its advantages.

    Advanced product photo options

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    Product images on an online store website should follow these requirements:

    • A considerate number of images of the same product taken from different angles
    • Professional photos of products on white/neutral background
    • Beautiful lifestyle images of a product in natural surroundings
    • High-resolution photos
    • Feature only one product per photo to avoid misunderstanding
    • Offer different options for viewing a product such as zooming in and out, a 360 degrees view, etc.

    Another decor online shop, Magnolia, allows you to zoom in and out photos of their products. You can see a product on a neutral backdrop or a stunning image of a product in the interior.

    Real size product image

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    Zoom in product image

    If you are using Shopify and want to take things a step further, consider implementing their augmented reality on your product pages. This means users can experience a proper sense of size and details of a product with a 360-degree view.

    Shopify augmented reality

    Before & after

    There is no surprise that the ‘before and after’ images show transformation and command people’s attention. Perfect for stores selling beauty products.

    ‘Before and after’ images remain an excellent promotional tool that many brands are employing to influence their customers.

    Hither comprises a page of LuxyHair, a fashionable online shop of hair extensions;

    LuxuryHair befor and after

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    They display images of girls without and with the hair extensions: their hair looks longer, more luxuriant, and colorful without damage.

    By using ‘before and after’ images in your marketing strategy, you can show your potential customers what it used to be and what it has come to be, all thanks to your brand.

    Nyx, a cosmetics brand went even further and created a Virtual Makeup page where you can upload your own photo and try on lipstick, eyeliner, and other products.

    Nyx virtual makeup page

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    Another brilliant idea is to encourage your clients to share their ‘before and after’ photos in testimonials. Present a story through images and convince your potential customers to make a purchase.

    3D Product Preview

    3D technologies can also be exploited in e-commerce. Villeroy and Boch, an online store with premium ceramics and home decor, decided to use it to create an online augmented-reality 3D bathroom planner.

    It allows you to create an individual bathroom structure, insert doors and windows, plan your ideal bathroom interior, and buy all necessary essentials for your modern bathroom.

    3-D bathroom planner example

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    This planner allows your potential clients to transform their vision into reality and eventually purchase your products. Besides, a 3D planner represents a fun way to furnish a bathroom. People would invest hours trying new things in their bathroom interior. They can use a few premade bathrooms or design their own from scratch.

    This idea will be an excellent match for those stores that sell construction materials and home decor. The planners could be complex to create in terms of development so this is not cheap to implement. However, if you are selling more expensive products, it could be worth the effort.

    Customers Sell Better

    Online store owners may think they are the best at selling their products. But you could be mistaken: actual customers sell better.

    Real customer reviews influence purchasing decisions much more than the business itself. For instance, more than a thousand people have bought gluten-free protein bars Exoprotein and have shared their reviews.

    Exoprotein customer review example

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    When you initially launch your product/online store, it could be challenging to get first reviews. 84% of people trust online reviews as much as their friend’s recommendations. Encourage clients to leave a review on your product pages by offering them a discount for the subsequent purchase.

    Another excellent example of real people reviews is on the Loreal cosmetics brand store.

    Showing these customer testimonials on product pages can be very powerful. Seeing that your product works (and how it works) is a powerful trust builder that can significantly improve the conversion rate on your product pages.

    Interactive animation

    Once visitors are on your product page, they are only one step away from making a purchase. Convince them to purchase your product with interactive animation.

    Just like Bellroy did an exciting animation called ‘Slim Your Wallet.’ It’s a loading bar that shows how thick your old wallet would be with ten cards plus cash. And at the same time, the animation shows how slim Bellroy wallet will stay with all these stuff.

    Interactive product page example

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    Make the shopping experience real fun with interactive animations. Think about an exciting animation you can create for your product.

    Customizable product design

    At a traditional retailer shop, skilled salespeople observe how we shop and offer us suggestions based on our purchases and the products we show some interest in. When it comes to online shopping, people appreciate it when you take the time to add personalization to their experience.

    Converse, an established online shoe store, allows visitors to customize their product design. You can replace the body of the shoe, tongues, heel stripe, lining, laces, and more.

    Customizable product design

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    One more brand that successfully uses customization product features is Bugaboo, an online stroller store. On their website, parents can vary the color and the materials of the stroller, and then preview it from numerous angles. A simpler approach, but that doesn’t have to mean less effective.

    Product personalization example

    While personalization can be very effective at raising conversion rates, you have to think about logistics behind it. Selling personalized product has to be based on a bottom-up approach in which you are able to efficiently manufacture these products according to the personalization level you offer.

    Product comparison

    We have all been in a situation where we narrowed our buying decision up to 2 or 3 products and now we are doing a detailed comparison to make a final decision. This is where enabling detailed product comparison on your product pages can help people to make up their minds and proceed with the purchase.

    Apple is a classic example. It allows its visitors to compare alternative models of their iPhones. You can compare different iPhone models by various parameters, such as the display, camera, water resistance, capacity, and more.

    iPhone products comparison

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    You can highlight the recommended options or best-sellers to encourage people to make a purchasing decision faster.

    While physical products can take more advantage of product comparisons, this feature can be implemented in other ways too. And you do not have to go far searching for proof. Take a look at our website builder comparison tool for example

    Website Builder Tools Comparison Page

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    You can add or remove website builders you want to compare in just a couple of clicks. Simple, yet very useful.

    Another way to implement this is to let a user go through the site and add different products to the comparison sheet (like they would add them to a shopping cart).

    Fully interactive product page

    People cannot smell, taste, or touch products on the internet. One of the most effective ways to bridge this gap is to create an interactive product page. It’s like a cherry on the cake on this list. Enhance customer experience by fostering an illusion that they can fully ‘touch’ the product exactly like in a traditional store.

    Brickfielder is a company that creates and produces innovative windproof golf t-shirts. Their interactive product page allows visitors to explore the t-shirt in detail. They can take a closer inspection of the fabric, learn the technology behind the product, and its benefits to the golfers.

    Fully interactive product page example

    This is a magnificent way to assist people to get to experience and appreciate your product and its features in a fun, playful manner. But with all that fun stuff, do make sure to push consumers towards the checkout process effortlessly.

    Conclusion

    Taking everything said into account, you as a business owner need to employ all you can to make the online shopping experience fun and full, just like in a traditional psychical store. With a mix of simple and complex interactive elements showcased in this post, we hope that every ecommerce business will find something they can implement at their online store.

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