Ana Fernández / SEO
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Conversion rate calculator.

Measure your real CVR, compare it to your target and see how many additional conversions you'd earn from the same traffic. Instant, free, no signup.

Traffic & conversions
Conversion rate (CVR)
Conversions ÷ visitors × 100
2.30%
Gap vs. target
You're 0.70% away from 3%
+0.70%
Extra conversions at target
With today's traffic
70

What conversion rate is and why it's the highest-ROI metric to improve

Conversion rate (CVR) is the percentage of visitors that complete the target action on your page. It's the metric that turns traffic into business outcomes. Without a healthy CVR, any traffic investment is a multiplier of a small number.

Improving CVR is the best-ROI lever in digital marketing: no extra budget required and compounding gains. Going from 2% to 3% on a $10,000 campaign at $1 CPC means 50 extra conversions per month at the same spend.

The conversion rate formula

CVR formula
CVR = (Conversions ÷ Visitors) × 100

10,000 visits, 230 conversions → 2.3%. The formula is simple. What's complex is what you count as a conversion, what universe you measure over (sessions, unique users, new vs returning) and how you compare across channels.

Micro vs macro conversions

Macro conversion is the final sale or lead. Micro conversions are the steps before it (signup, download, booking). Measuring only macro leaves you blind to funnel bottlenecks. Mature teams measure both and optimise the ratio between steps.

Conversion rate benchmarks by industry

IndustryAvg. CVRTop 10%
Ecommerce (all verticals)2.5%5.5%+
SaaS free-trial8-15%25%+
B2B lead form2.4%6%+
Paid post-click landing4.0%10%+
Organic transactional SEO3.5%7%+
Finance / insurance5.1%11%+
Health / pharma3.3%8%+

The 5 most common causes of a low CVR

1. Unqualified traffic

Before touching the landing, check the audience. If 70% of your traffic comes from informational keywords, your CVR is low regardless of design. The fix is filtering (better targeting in paid, better intent match in SEO), not more design.

2. Speed and mobile experience

Every extra second of load time cuts CVR by 7-20%. If your mobile LCP is above 2.5s, start there before any A/B copy test.

3. Invisible value proposition

The hero is 80% of the decision. If in 5 seconds the visitor doesn't know what you offer, who it's for and what problem it solves, you've lost. The fix isn't more copy — it's more clarity.

4. Unnecessary form friction

Each extra field cuts CVR by 4-8%. Ask only the essential and enrich the rest from source data or the CRM.

5. Missing relevant social proof

Generic testimonials don't move the needle. Case studies with a name, photo and number do. Visible reviews, recognisable client logos and concrete data ("+280% leads in 6 months") are what move conversion.

How to improve CVR in 90 days: a prioritisation framework

Serious CRO isn't a long list of hypotheses. It's a prioritisation framework. Rank each test by impact potential (based on traffic volume), confidence (do we have data to back it?) and effort (how expensive is it?). Start with high-traffic quick wins. Then attack funnel bottlenecks with statistically rigorous tests.

The relationship between CVR, SEO and unit economics

A sustained CVR lift reduces CAC across every channel, including organic. And in SEO, improving the CVR of transactional landings is as important as ranking: ranking #1 at 1% CVR is worth less than ranking #3 at 4% CVR. That's why serious SEO programs integrate CRO from the brief, not as an afterthought.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about conversion rate

What is conversion rate (CVR)?

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The percentage of visitors that complete the target action on your page: purchase, submit their info, book a demo or subscribe. Divide conversions by total visitors and multiply by 100.

What's a good conversion rate?

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It depends on conversion type and industry. Ecommerce: 2-3% average, 5%+ excellent. SaaS free-trial: 8-15%. B2B lead forms: 2-5%. Paid post-click landing pages: 5-10%. Organic transactional SEO: 3-6% is healthy.

How is conversion rate calculated?

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Conversions ÷ visitors × 100. If 10,000 sessions produced 230 sales, CVR is 2.3%. Use sessions or unique users depending on the goal, and define what counts as a conversion before comparing across campaigns.

Why is my conversion rate so low?

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Most common causes: unqualified traffic (wrong audience), slow or confusing landing, weak value prop, form friction, missing social proof, message-mismatch between ad and landing, or pricing without context of value.

How do I improve conversion rate?

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Start with the obvious: page speed, hero message, alignment with search intent, and reducing form fields. Then test value prop, social proof and visual hierarchy. Every 20% CVR improvement is equivalent to raising budget 20% for free.

How much traffic do I need for an A/B test?

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Depends on baseline and effect size. Baseline 3%, targeting 20% lift → about 9,500 sessions per variant for 95% confidence and 80% power. With less traffic, test only big changes.

Is SEO conversion rate different from paid?

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Yes, usually higher. Organic transactional traffic converts 2-3x better than paid because intent is purer (nobody forced the click) and the user already vetted you against competitors on the SERP before landing.

Enterprise SEO consultancy

Every paid click has an organic equivalent waiting to be earned.

We design end-to-end SEO programs for brands that want to lower their paid dependency, scale predictable organic traffic and dominate Google plus the new AI search surfaces.

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Organic visits generated
+280%
Average lead growth
-73%
CAC reduction
+2,500%
AI search visibility
What we do

SEO strategy, technical SEO, content, authority and AI visibility (GEO) under one senior team. SEO tied to pipeline and revenue, not vanity metrics.

How we do it

Squad embedded in Slack, Notion and Linear. Weekly sprints, a 12–24 month roadmap and executive reporting that connects every organic move with CAC, leads and revenue.

What you get

Compounding organic growth, lower paid dependency, growing share of voice in LLMs and an acquisition channel that keeps working when you stop paying for clicks.

Methodology
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Diagnosis

Technical, content, authority and LLM visibility audit. Benchmark vs. competitors and opportunity quantified in traffic and revenue.

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Strategy

Topic universe prioritised by intent, 12–24 month traffic projection and a measurement model wired to business outcomes.

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Execution

Technical fixes, briefs, content, on-page, authority and GEO shipped every week. Embedded operation, not deliverables that sit in a PDF.

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Measurement

Organic KPIs tied to pipeline and CAC. Monthly iteration on what is actually moving the business, not on what climbs in Search Console.

SEO consultancy

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