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winner+6.9% lift

Landing Page: Order Now CTA

Test Results

6.67%
Control CR
7.13%
Variant CR
21,270
Sample size
20
Days run
Control6.67%
Variant7.13%

Key Learning

Problem: The primary call-to-action on the landing page isn't converting at its potential — design, copy, or placement may be the bottleneck.

What worked: The variant addressed this conversion friction directly. (+6.9% lift)

Takeaway: A meaningful improvement that compounds with other optimizations. CTA changes are fast to iterate — test variations of copy, color, size, and placement independently to maximize this.

How to Apply This to Your Site

This experiment demonstrated that landing page: order now cta can produce a +6.9% improvement in conversions. The test was run on a landing page page in the energy & utilities industry. With 21,270 visitors in the sample, this is a robust result.

Before you test: Consider that cta tests typically require large sample sizes to detect small effects. This test ran for 20 days — plan for at least that long.

This result reached 95% statistical confidence, meaning there is a very low probability the observed effect was due to chance. Results at this confidence level are generally considered reliable for making business decisions.

What Was Tested

A/B test on landing page testing cta changes.

Methodology

Primary Metric
Transactions
Confidence Level
95%
Lift Range
4.9% to 8.9%

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