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Ecommerce Optimization

Fix the leaks between the product page and the thank-you page

Most stores do not have a traffic problem. They have a funnel problem: shoppers land, look, add to cart and leave. We measure every step from first visit to paid order, find where buyers drop, and change the page until the number moves.

Product pagesCart & checkoutSite speedSearch & filtersShopifyWooCommerce
Sessions10,000
Product views6,400
Added to cart1,150
Reached checkout640
Orders290
0orders at the same traffic from 1% to 3% conversion
1 changeshipped and measured at a time
Flatmonthly rate, never a share of revenue
Shopify + Wooboth platforms, same process
The short version01

A store that converts 1% and a store that converts 3% get the same traffic. One of them is three times bigger.

0orders at the same traffic when conversion goes from 1% to 3%

Ecommerce optimization is the discipline of raising the share of visitors who buy. It is cheaper than buying more traffic, and it compounds: every ad dollar, every ranking and every email you send afterwards produces more orders from the same clicks.

We start with your own data. Analytics, session recordings, heatmaps and checkout funnel reports show where shoppers hesitate. Then we fix the real problems in priority order: slow product pages, missing shipping information, surprise fees at checkout, weak product photos, filters that hide stock, and forms that ask for too much.

For Brown Interiors we rebuilt a 40,000-product catalog so pages load with 70%+ speed scores and shoppers can actually find what they came for. Optimization work is included in every ecommerce marketing plan at a flat monthly rate, no contracts.

0speed scores after the Brown Interiors rebuild

Where the money leaks

Shoppers do not leave at checkout. They leave at the product page.

Most store owners watch the cart and miss the step before it. Shoppers land on a product page, cannot find the shipping cost, the size guide or a clear photo, and go back to Google. That decision happens in seconds, and it happens thousands of times a month on a store with real traffic.

We watch those sessions. Recordings and heatmaps show where the pointer stalls, which questions go unanswered and which buttons are never seen on a phone. Every fix starts with a recording of a real shopper giving up, not a guess.

  • Session recordingswe watch real shoppers hesitate, scroll past and leave
  • Funnel by deviceproduct view, add to cart, checkout and order, split phone against desktop
  • One change at a timeeach fix is shipped alone and measured, so we know what moved the number

What We Test

The 14 places most stores lose the sale

Every engagement begins with a full-funnel audit. These are the checks we run first, because they are where the money usually is.

  • Product page load time on a real mobile connection
  • Above-the-fold price, availability and primary call to action
  • Product photography: angles, zoom, lifestyle shots and video
  • Shipping cost and delivery date shown before checkout
  • Returns policy visible on the product page
  • Reviews and star ratings on product and category pages
  • Site search accuracy, synonyms and zero-result handling
  • Category filters that reflect real stock and sort by relevance
  • Cart page: edit quantity, saved items, cross-sells, trust badges
  • Guest checkout and the number of form fields
  • Payment options: Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Shop Pay, instalments
  • Error messages and address validation at checkout
  • Abandoned cart capture and recovery emails
  • Post-purchase page: order tracking, account creation, next-purchase offer

Measured, Not Guessed

The three numbers we report every month

Each change is tied to one of these metrics so you can see which fixes paid for themselves.

+34%

Add-to-cart rate

Share of product views that become a cart. Moved by photos, price clarity, stock and shipping messages.

-26%

Checkout abandonment

Share of started checkouts that never finish. Moved by guest checkout, fewer fields and wallet payments.

+18%

Average order value

Revenue per order. Moved by bundles, free-shipping thresholds, cross-sells and instalment options.

Proof from a real store

Brown Interiors: a 40,000-product catalog that finally converts

Rebuilt structure, faster pages and clearer product information for a furniture store with over three hundred vendors.

0products in the online store
0speed scores on desktop and mobile
0follower growth across every channel
+350%Facebook click-through rate on campaigns

What you get

A store that earns more from the traffic it already has

Optimization is the only ecommerce work that makes every other channel cheaper. Raise conversion from 1% to 2% and the same ad budget, the same rankings and the same email list produce twice the orders without another dollar of spend.

You receive a monthly report in plain language: what we tested, what won, what it added in orders. The work is included in every aStash ecommerce plan at a flat monthly rate, with no contract and no percentage of revenue.

0products rebuilt into a store shoppers can navigate
  1. 01
    Flat monthly ratenever a share of your sales or your ad spend
  2. 02
    Month to monthstay because the orders go up, not because a contract says so
  3. 03
    Same team, every channelthe people fixing checkout also run your SEO, ads and email

Typical Findings

What a store looks like before and after optimization

Pulled from the audits we run most often. If three of these sound familiar, there is money on the table.

Before

  • ✕Product pages take 5+ seconds to load on a phone
  • ✕Shipping cost appears for the first time at checkout
  • ✕Checkout forces account creation and asks for 14 fields
  • ✕Site search returns nothing for plurals and misspellings
  • ✕Abandoned carts are never followed up

After aStash

  • ✓Product pages score 70%+ on mobile speed, images lazy-load and resize
  • ✓Delivery estimate and free-shipping threshold shown on every product page
  • ✓Guest checkout, address autocomplete, Apple Pay and Google Pay in one step
  • ✓Search handles synonyms, typos and shows popular products for zero results
  • ✓Three-email recovery flow brings back 8 to 12% of abandoned carts

Why aStash

Optimization by people who also build the store

We design, develop and market ecommerce sites, so fixes get built, not just recommended.

 
Typical CRO consultant
aStash
What you receive
A slide deck of recommendations
Changes built, released and measured on your store
Platform knowledge
Generic best practices
Hands-on Shopify and WooCommerce development
Speed work
Referred to a developer
Done by our team, 70%+ mobile scores on real catalogs
Pricing
Hourly or percentage of revenue
Flat monthly rate, no contracts
Reporting
Quarterly summary
Monthly report tied to orders and revenue per visitor
Who you talk to
Account manager
The person doing the work, in Fort Collins

How It Works

Audit, fix, measure, repeat

A fixed monthly rhythm so the store keeps getting better instead of being redesigned every two years.

01Weeks 1–2

Full-funnel audit

We install analytics events, recordings and heatmaps, pull your last 12 months of orders and write a prioritized list of fixes with the expected revenue impact of each.

02Weeks 3–8

Highest-impact fixes first

Speed, product page layout, shipping messaging and checkout go live in sprints. Every change is released with a before and after measurement.

03Monthly

Test and report

We run A/B tests on the pages with enough traffic, keep what wins and send a plain-English report with conversion rate, average order value and revenue per visitor.

Client reviews

Rated five stars by the businesses we work with.

5.0★★★★★Google Business Profile5.0★★★★★Clutch · 15 verified reviews4×UpCity Excellence Award
★★★★★Google review

“I LOVE working with aStash! The team is always FAST and super responsive. There is nothing that they can't do! I have only been working with them on SEO for a couple of months and people are already finding my site.”

Thalia JaguandeOwner, Isidora Flowers
★★★★★Verified on Clutch

“The game changer for us was how much they care about you and your brand. We are happily receiving positive feedback on our brand and products and were able to easily get in to retail stores.”

SerenCo-Founder
★★★★★Verified on Clutch

“We went from receiving no organic online orders to 4-5 per week and those continue to grow. The workflow between our team and theirs was very effective.”

Elle & ReeseOwner

FAQ

Straight answers before you call.

Anything else? (970) 399-9004 reaches a person in Fort Collins, not a call center.

What is ecommerce optimization?

It is the ongoing work of raising the share of store visitors who place an order and the value of each order. It covers product pages, search, filters, cart, checkout, speed and the emails that bring shoppers back.

How do you know what to fix first?

We rank every finding by how many shoppers it touches and how far down the funnel it sits. A checkout bug that affects every buyer comes before a category page tweak. You see the list and the reasoning before anything changes.

Do you work with Shopify and WooCommerce?

Yes. Most of our stores run on Shopify or WooCommerce and our developers build on both daily. We also handle BigCommerce and custom WordPress storefronts.

How is this priced?

A flat monthly rate agreed up front, based on the size of the catalog and the amount of development work the audit uncovers. No contracts and no percentage of revenue.

How soon do results show?

Speed and checkout fixes usually move the numbers within the first 30 days. A/B tests need enough orders to be trustworthy, so stores with more traffic see faster, cleaner results.

Do you need access to my store and analytics?

Yes, collaborator access to the store and read access to Google Analytics, Search Console and your ad accounts. We document every change so you always know what was done and why.

Get a free funnel audit of your store and a flat-rate plan.