Conversion and tracking
Turning more visitors into enquiries and proving where every enquiry came from.
The map of this topic
More traffic is expensive. Converting more of the traffic you already have is usually cheaper, and tracking shows which traffic is worth paying for.
| Area | The question it answers |
|---|---|
| Calls to action | Where and how should we ask visitors to act? |
| Forms and booking | How short should a form be, and when should visitors book directly? |
| Trust | Which proof makes a visitor confident enough to enquire? |
| Tracking | How do we measure forms, calls, chats and bookings correctly? |
| Attribution | How do we connect revenue back to the channel that produced it? |
| Consent | What do cookie and privacy rules require in the UK and EU? |
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