Why am I not making sales even with add to carts and checkouts?

Topic summary

Store reports add-to-carts and checkouts for a month but no purchases; checkout was self-tested and appears functional. Owner shared the store URL: lushliving.biz.

Peer feedback: The site/cart look fine; low conversion is common. Indicative benchmarks shared: 1–2% of visits convert, abandoned carts >7%; with ~150 views you might see 1–2 sales (especially for cheaper items). Price comparison makes closing harder; aim for 80–100 daily visits to start seeing consistent sales.

Suggested actions to improve conversions and attention:

  • Increase traffic volume alongside on-site optimization.
  • Use a Multi-Announcement Bar to rotate key messages (sales, updates) at the top of the site.
  • Add a Countdown Timer bar to create urgency/FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out).

Media note: GIFs were included to demonstrate the announcement and countdown widgets.

Current status: No evidence of a checkout problem; advice centers on traffic growth and conversion tactics. No resolution yet; implementation and testing of suggested tools remain open next steps.

Summarized with AI on January 5. AI used: gpt-5.

Hello Horatio,

Please share the URL of your store with me so I may take a closer look.