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Derik Krauss

A/B test: By showing a premium checking account first, it got 214% more signups

By A/B Test
Control (A) Converted at 3.30% with 37 of 1,120 Variant (B) Converted at 10.37% (+214%) with 107 of 1,032 Objective Alta Vista Credit Union wanted to open more Prestige Checking accounts, which is the credit union’s most valuable checking account. Opportunity At the time, only a minority of visitors to altavistacu.org applied for Prestige accounts. Instead, most users applied for...
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How personalization works on a website (live example)

By Conversion Rate Optimization, Personalization

  Personalization can have a big impact on a credit union website design. For instance, HFS Federal Credit Union got 3x more re-visits to its products by showing people personalized messages. But, how does it work? Take a look at this live example of personalization (it’s even guided by a chatbot). It gives you a step-by-step walkthrough of personalization in…

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How to improve the conversion rate of your credit union website

By Conversion Rate Optimization

In our previous article, we determined that the success of your website is determined by its conversion rate. So what if you’ve done the calculations and are less than impressed with the results?  We’ve got three words for you: Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO). By focusing on this process, you can influence your conversion rate in the right direction and encourage…

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How should your website do its job?

By Credit Union Website Design

We’ve defined the job of your credit union website (see this post for a refresher), and that’s a great first step to creating a stellar site. But you won’t get very far if you stop there. Next we need to dig into how your website should successfully do its job. To make it simple, we’ve broken it down into six…

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What is the job of your credit union website?

By Credit Union Website Design

What is the job of your website? While the answer may appear obvious, it’s important that you examine this crucial question through the specific lens of the buyer’s journey. Each and every prospective credit union member takes that path before hopefully choosing you, and you need to make sure your website is playing its role well during this journey. Let’s…

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How to experience your credit union website through the eyes of your user

By Conversion Rate Optimization, Credit Union Website Design

“Put yourself in the customer’s shoes.” “Create a compelling customer experience.” “Make it easy for them.” While all very valid, do you ever sit staring at your credit union website wondering how to put advice like this into practice? Obviously you didn’t set out to build a website that provides a poor or difficult customer experience. In your eyes, your…

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