ssharp 2 days ago

>> Variant B improved conversion rate (CVR) or Add-to-Cart (ATC) rate? Roll it out.

Basing rollouts on add-to-cart rate is generally not a great idea, particularly for experiments on product pages. There are a variety of reasons why shoppers add products to carts that may only be loosely based on intent to purchase. In my years of ecommerce A/B testing, I've seen plenty of tests that improve conversion rate and/or revenue per visitor but negatively impact add-to-cart rates.

doctorpangloss 2 days ago

> that hit me like a ton of bricks

> _mechanics_—how to change a digit on a screen—while

> isn't just a failed test; it’s a solvency risk.

if I wanted to ask ChatGPT how to do something, I would

augmachina 2 days ago

"Local area person discovers economics.Confidently Explains Everyone's Problems Now Solved"

  • mrkaluzny 2 days ago

    What would you prefer to see on this topic?

    • qingcharles 2 days ago

      I thought it was an excellent article myself. Very thorough.

      • mrkaluzny 2 days ago

        Thanks! It's hard writing into void any feedback is highly appreciated ;)

        • augmachina 2 days ago

          Sorry, Wojciech. My thoughtless internet mind took over.

          • mrkaluzny 2 hours ago

            No worries. It made me chuckle :)

            It really depends on the background of the reader, would be cool to go deeper into econ papers, but then it's loosing some of the mass appeal, and I find it hard to balance these topics

xiphias2 2 days ago

For doubling success I suggest ruining the product slowly and testing how crappy the product can still be while the customer is still paying for the brand (as he's expecting some improvement for the higher price), and voila, we've got enshittification.