Checkout & Pop-Up Offer from Real Simple (Magazine)

swiped by Mike Schauer from realsimple.com

Real Simple is a popular magazine subscription & website that, as they describe, "provides smart, realistic solutions to everyday challenges, all to make...View More

Checkout & Pop-Up Offer from Real Simple (Magazine)

Key Takeaways

  • Giving people "choice" isn't always the best option. Narrowing down the number one option for your audience may convert even better as there's less decision-making & you can focus more on selling that one particular option.
  • Take a cue from Real Simple & get creative with how you pitch & present your offer. Their deliverables & the structure of the offer did not change. What changed was the presentation & psychological principles at play such as urgency (the pop-up's countdown timer) & the idea that it was a "special offer" (not the regular offer) taking you to an exclusive checkout.
  • Although in theory, Real Simple was smart in sending me followup to complete my purchase, it could've been done in a smoother, more transparent manner. I did give my address so they got it fair & square. However, making it seem like I owe them a payment isn't the softest approach. I would've went with friendlier copy along the lines of "You're almost there! Finish claiming your subscription offer now so we can send out your first issue immediately!"

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Mike Schauer

Mike Schaueris the founder of Swiped.co and the main analyst in the swipes section. After intently studying & building conversion-focused websites for 6+ years, he started Swiped to help others master marketing & copywriting through the analysis of great examples!

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