Vol. 09: Trust and Credibility

2nd Edition

Part of the E-Commerce User Experience Series

Trust is the user's willingness to risk time, money, and personal data on a website. If you lose trust, you lose the sale and you may lose the customer as well. This report identifies many factors that enhance and damage the credibility of e-commerce sites.

This 95-page report contains 59 design recommendations based on our usability research. Discussions and 89 screenshot illustrations supplement the findings.

Benefits

  • Checklist of 59 guidelines for garnering credibility and trust on e-commerce sites
  • Common usability mistakes that lead to distrust and website abandonment
  • Techniques for addressing customer questions and objections

Topics

  • Credibility and usability
  • Protecting personal information
  • Professional design
  • Inventory and availability
  • Requesting personal information
  • Opt in
  • Proof of existence
  • Product details
  • Pricing and costs
  • Performance and errors
  • Fraud, security and policies

Download report excerpt (2MB PDF)

Research Method

The information in this report is based on two separate rounds of e-commerce studies, including:

  • One-on-one usability testing
  • Diary-based longitudinal study
  • Eyetracking

In total, 108 people tested 206 e-commerce websites. The studies took place in the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and China (Hong Kong).


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