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Ecommerce Checkout

Reduce abandoned baskets and increase conversion with ecommerce checkout best practices that offer a better user experience.

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Ecommerce checkout FAQs

The ecommerce checkout process is the series of steps a customer takes to complete a purchase online, from adding items to a basket to final payment confirmation.

A smooth checkout reduces basket abandonment, increases conversion rates, improves customer satisfaction and builds trust in the online store.

Key elements include a shopping basket summary, delivering information, payment details, order review and confirmation pages, often with progress indicators.

Optimisation involves simplifying forms, offering guest checkout, providing multiple payment options, displaying trust badges and ensuring mobile responsiveness.

Common reasons include unexpected delivery costs, complex forms, lack of preferred payment options, security concerns, slow loading times and forced account creation.

One-page checkout streamlines the process, minimises clicks and can reduce abandonment by presenting all necessary information and steps on a single screen.

Payment gateways securely process credit card and other online payments by encrypting sensitive data and transmitting it between the customer, merchant and bank.