tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048922931373661875.post1877962944493692461..comments2012-08-11T09:45:14.893-07:00Comments on The Fashion Corner: ConversionSmpliAnwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16911454696717905238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048922931373661875.post-84393878905911763312012-06-17T10:24:57.054-07:002012-06-17T10:24:57.054-07:00Thanks for your comment SayYourPiece. As you can s...Thanks for your comment SayYourPiece. As you can see, I have done a small analysis on the feedback I got on a post concerning this issue. As you already pointed out, indeed shipping costs are a major factor, but equaly important seem to be the shipping times! In the blog above you can see the results.SmpliAnwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911454696717905238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048922931373661875.post-45268492411538740112012-06-16T08:33:15.651-07:002012-06-16T08:33:15.651-07:00Good post.... and probably right on target. I wou...Good post.... and probably right on target. I would lay money that the number one reason for the smaller conversion rate for non-U.S. shops is the shipping cost. <br /><br />I have many international clients, and frankly, I am often amazed at the shipping rates that they are willing to pay; indeed, I often cringe myself when I have to set an international rate :) <br /><br />I discussed this with an Australian client once, and she simply said that she was "used to" paying high shipping rates. She told me that very often she could not find what she needed/wanted in her home country and so she purchased internationally quite regularly. To her, high shipping prices were simply the norm. My guess is that many non-U.S. shoppers feel the same way.<br /><br />Alternatively, U.S. shoppers are not similarly inured to high shipping rates, and are easily deterred from making a purchase if the shipping cost is deemed "too high". In fact, a U.S. shopper that senses that a shop is taking a margin on the shipping is very likely to cross that shop right off the list.SayYourPiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673216506207763603noreply@blogger.com