How Online Markat Got a 37% Increase in Conversion Rate with the Smart Search

Rajaa: Well, like most girls, I would enjoy spending 3 to 4 hours a day looking at dresses online - the Internet offered so much more unique and beautiful styles than local physical stores.

Once when my cousin's wedding day was approaching I saw how stressful it was for her to find the wedding dress of her dream in local stores. So I decided to help her and started browsing all over the internet for the special dress. Soon I found that gorgeous dress she absolutely loved. But it turned out that the idea of buying a dress online seemed intimidating for her, so she eventually chose to rent one from a local shop, though I knew it wasn't the one she really wanted. I was very determined, and without her knowing it, I bought the dress she loved from the online store anyway. When it arrived, she saw it live and fell in love with it. She immediately returned the dress she had rented back to the local shop

On my cousin's big day, all our family and guests were fascinated and very intrigued by the dress she was wearing - everybody kept asking where we got it from. It was that day when I made my big decision - I was going to start selling online the most elegant dresses I knew every girl wanted.

Rajaa: As it was the case with my cousin, people don't get to trust an online store easily, especially when they are not familiar with your store. However, the look and feel of your website and its usability can go a long way to provide that great first impression about the quality of the products and service you provide. We know it and we are still working very hard on it by adding professional apps that help us create that great first impression with visitors.

Rajaa: I believe that on-site search is one of the most important features of an online store. It defines the customer shopping experience. However, very soon after we launched we found that the native search functionality to be lacking, so we started looking for an enhanced search solution and found Searchanise.

Searchanise helps us give our online store visitors the impression that they have come to the place where they'll find exactly what they want. This app has added a touch of professionalism to our website so customers feel that we truly care about serving them the best we can by showing them the most relevant results to what they are looking for.

We have an active Instagram account where we put out our best offers and provide an ID code for each advertised item in the post description. With Searchanise, it is now possible for customers to search our store using an ID code of the item they liked on our Instagram. And that's a real sales booster!

The new advanced search has also impacted our conversion rate. Before using the Searchanise app, our overall online store conversion rate was just 0.33%. Now, with Searchanise integrated, our conversion rate is 37.65%, which is awesome!

Rajaa: Well, I think the number of returning customers is the true measure of success. Working hard on the customer experience from the moment they land on your website up to when they receive their order on their doorstep is something very important.

If your customers are happy with the experience they have had with you, they are likely to come back. And if they come back, they will buy more because they have dealt with you before and now trust you. When that happens often that means you are getting successful.

Rajaa: Well, we live in the time where everything is changing and developing at a fast pace. I think entrepreneurs shall be ready for changes and always have a backup plan.

I push myself to think outside the box in order to stay trendy and unique - I believe this skill is the key to keep any business going, especially through trying times.

With increasing pressures from new competition, we have to make every effort to put ourselves out there in the front of our target audience, keep engaging with customers and find out what they like and dislike about our services.

We also keep an eye out for tools and apps on Shopify marketplace that we can utilize for optimizing our business processes and help get Onlinemarkat.com evolved in the future. But the thing with a new third-party app is that you don't know how well it's going to work with other apps you are using. That's why we are happy to use Searchanise because it integrates well with most popular Shopify apps.

Rajaa: Customers are your first priority. When setting up a website, customer onsite experience is the key thing that should matter. And, in order to engage and convert customers, you need to care about every single detail in your online store that would show how professional you and your team are. Mastering this takes time and effort and doesn't happen overnight. Don't be discouraged if you fail in some things, just keep learning and trying new things. Fortunately, with apps like Searchanise, you can do it the right way right from the start.

It is great to see a new truly unique fashion brand on the scene, a brand that offers luxury runaway designs at fair prices to all women around the world.

So, ladies, go ahead and visit the Online Markat online store - we guarantee this is the place where you'll find what you've been looking for!

And if you've been looking to optimize your website for better customer experience and higher conversions, install Searchanise and explore your new opportunities.

As always, we welcome your feedback and questions at feedback@searchanise.com.