{"id":4503,"date":"2016-04-14T03:45:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T07:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instantestore.com\/blog\/?p=4503"},"modified":"2017-06-06T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T03:59:37","slug":"theres-a-gold-mine-in-your-abandoned-cart-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instantestore.com\/blog\/theres-a-gold-mine-in-your-abandoned-cart-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s A Gold Mine In Your Abandoned Cart Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your store has a lot of abandoned cart orders, please take the time to reach these customers.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re a gold mine to work on.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Think about it. Customers found your site, browsed and added products to the cart but did not complete the checkout. Bummer. It happens. Why?<\/p>\n<p>Some of the main reasons why shoppers abandon their carts are mentioned <a title=\"Tired Of Shopping Cart Abandonement By Shoppers?\" href=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/tired-of-shopping-cart-abandonement-by-shoppers\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Basically some friction or road blocks got in the way preventing them from completing the checkout.<\/p>\n<p>Once you get those fixed, you&#8217;ll\u00a0definitely need to reach customers via email.<\/p>\n<p>Just ONE more email to encourage them to complete the purchase. Make it count.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not saying that you&#8217;ll get back all your abandoned cart customers but it makes good sense to reach them, get their feedback and see how best you can close the deal with them.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, you don&#8217;t have to individually email them manually (phew!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Automatic Abandoned Cart Email<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Setting up an automatic abandoned cart email is not difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on what you sell, be creative with your email as you want to catch your customer&#8217;s attention and offer them a good reminder and incentive to return to your store to complete the checkout process.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, so where&#8217;s this magical abandoned cart email section in InstanteStore?<\/p>\n<p>Just go to Orders and click on the Aborted tab. Click on Email customers with aborted orders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/InstanteStore-Aborted-Order-Listing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4508 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/InstanteStore-Aborted-Order-Listing.jpg\" alt=\"InstanteStore Aborted Order Listing\" width=\"640\" height=\"297\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That will bring you to Features.<\/p>\n<p>Turn on &#8216;Automatically Email Customers with Aborted Orders&#8217; and click to standardize customer response email.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Automatically-Email-Aborted-Order-Customers-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4509 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Automatically-Email-Aborted-Order-Customers-.jpg\" alt=\"Automatically Email Aborted Order Customers\" width=\"640\" height=\"695\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Customize Automatic Emails, scroll down and check Aborted Order Handling and click Continue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Customise-Automatic-Emails.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4521 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Customise-Automatic-Emails.jpg\" alt=\"Customise Automatic Emails\" width=\"640\" height=\"1153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Customize your Customer Response Email. Make it friendlier. Be creative.<\/p>\n<p>Use the HTML version so that you can insert images, links, discount codes to encourage your customers to complete the checkout process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Standardise-Customer-Aborted-Order-Handling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4514 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Standardise-Customer-Aborted-Order-Handling.jpg\" alt=\"Standardise Customer Aborted Order Handling\" width=\"640\" height=\"1118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Run a few test to see what your email will look like when it lands in a customer&#8217;s inbox and make the necessary changes.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, images play a big role to capture people&#8217;s attention. Cute pups anyone?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Puppies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4515 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Puppies.jpg\" alt=\"Puppies\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suggestions on what to add in your email :<br \/>\n&#8211; a nice image to capture their attention<br \/>\n&#8211; a short, creative message<br \/>\n&#8211; discount code<br \/>\n&#8211; short CTA (Call To Action)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of an abandoned cart email which offers an incentive to buyers to complete their purchase :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/vitacost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4544\" src=\"http:\/\/ecommerce.instantestore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/vitacost.jpg\" alt=\"vitacost\" width=\"640\" height=\"519\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notice the Email title offering 10% discount to complete the order? Discount code is stated clearly in different color and for one-time use only.<\/p>\n<p>Different font size to emphasize what you&#8217;re saying. Button link will bring you to your cart. Product clearly shown in the email to remind buyer.<\/p>\n<p>Bear in mind that majority of buyers check their emails via mobile these days. You have only a few seconds to catch their attention and convince them.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you don&#8217;t have the time or need help, please let us know. We can help you craft out a custom abandoned cart email.<\/p>\n<p>If you also need help creating a custom email format to send to customers for confirmed orders, we could that too. 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