Conversion Research

Get actionable insights from your data.

Our Conversion Research tool reads your GA4, heatmaps, form analytics, surveys, and calls, then hands you a list of ranked issues with potential fixes and the source evidence behind each, so you can verify before you test, build, or implement.

Prioritization Table

4 sample findings · scroll to see all columns

StatusResultIssueURL/PageTypeEase5sTrafficPain+/- ElBug FixEst. ImpactScorePIESourceAction BucketProblem Category
Backlog

Shipping cost only revealed on the final checkout step — 38% of carts abandon at the shipping step on mobile.

Read more
/checkoutBelow fold7+$14,200 / mo
4
8.4
Heuristic
Test it
Friction
Backlog

Hero headline doesn't name the product category — first-time visitors can't tell what you sell within the first 5 seconds.

Read more
/Above fold9+$8,600 / mo
4
8.1
Buyer Panel
Test it
Comprehension
Backlog

Two competing CTAs above the fold ('Start free trial' and 'Book a demo') split the click — primary CTA conversion is half what it should be.

Read more
/Above fold8+$5,400 / mo
3
7.6
Heuristic
Test it
Focus
Backlog

No SSL / security indicator near the credit card field on the payment form — Skeptic persona stalls here in 4 of 5 walkthroughs.

/checkout/paymentAbove fold9+$3,100 / mo
3
7.2
Buyer Panel
Just do it
Trust
Why CRO stays stuck

More tools. More dashboards. The same flat conversion rate.

Companies spend about $92 acquiring customers for every $1 they spend converting them (VWO, CRO statistics 2024). So when budget for conversion rate optimization finally arrives, it lands on top of a stack of tools that already produce more data than anyone has the time to read.

You probably have GA4. You probably have a heatmap tool. You're running A/B tests. None of them are telling you why people aren't converting, and the tests you do run come back inconclusive (only about 1 in 8 produces a real winner — Conversion Sciences).

Three voices from a recent r/CRO thread of growth leads asking the same question:

"We use Hotjar for heatmaps and session recordings, but most of the time you're just watching people bounce and still don't know why. You can watch 100 sessions and still be guessing."

Growth lead, r/CRO thread on tools for 2026

"The biggest shift lately isn't more tests, it's clearer diagnosis. Heatmaps and recordings are useful, but they get noisy fast if you don't tie them to a specific question."

CRO practitioner, same thread

"There are so many CRO tools out there that will give you all the data you need. But if you don't have actionable insights, that information is worthless."

Agency owner, same thread

The data already exists, scattered across five tools. Nobody has time to turn it into a prioritised list of things worth testing. That's what Conversion Research does.

BACKLOG

See which fix will move revenue most, before you write a line of code.

Every finding ships with a PIE score (potential, importance, ease: 1–10 each with a one-line rationale per axis), a PXL score, a Nielsen severity rating, and a revenue impact estimate calculated from your actual traffic and conversion rate. The list arrives sorted by what will actually move the number, not by what's loudest in the data.

Each finding is tagged with one of five action buckets (test, just_do_it, instrument, hypothesize, or investigate) so you know whether to run an A/B test, ship the obvious fix, or collect more data before you commit.

The common objection: "someone still has to do the work." True. But this list tells you exactly which work to do first, with the evidence behind it, so you're not debating priorities in a Slack thread.

Conversion Research — Backlog
#FindingPIE
1

Shipping cost hidden until payment step

/checkout

Heatmap
8.4
2

Hero headline doesn't name the product category

/

Buyer Panel
8.1
3

Two competing CTAs split the click above the fold

/

Heuristic
7.6
4

No security badge near the credit card field

/checkout/payment

Buyer Panel
7.2
Sorted by estimated revenue impact
FINDINGS

Problem, context, and a test-ready fix, cited back to the data that triggered it.

Every finding is written in Problem / Context / Fix format. The problem names what's breaking. The context explains the mechanism. The fix is specific and testable: not "improve the hero" but "surface shipping cost on the cart page with an add-$X-for-free-shipping nudge."

Each finding links back to the exact evidence that triggered it: the GA4 report, heatmap clip, survey quote, form drop-off number, or page screenshot. So you can verify it before you build the test. No AI-generated claims floating without a source under them.

If the evidence doesn't hold up, you don't ship the test. Every claim has a source. Run a free single-page audit to see an example finding with its full evidence chain.

Finding detail
Severity 4 / 4Test itMethodical

Shipping cost only revealed on the final checkout step

8.4
PIE
9
Potential
9
Importance
7
Ease
Problem

Mobile shoppers reach the final step before seeing shipping cost, then bounce when the fee appears.

Fix

Surface shipping cost on the cart page and product-page sticky bar with an 'add $X for free shipping' nudge.

Survey evidence

"47 verbatim mentions of 'shipping cost' as the abandon reason." — Exit-intent survey, last 30 days

Est. revenue impact+$14,200 / mo
HEATMAPS

Click patterns and form drop-offs, read together instead of in separate tabs.

One SDK tag powers your click heatmaps, scroll depth, rage-click and dead-click detection, and per-field form analytics: time to complete, drop-off rate, and refill patterns on every input. All from the same script. See how heatmaps work →

The AI reads heatmap data and form analytics together with GA4, so a finding like "44% of users abandon the phone field" arrives with the corroborating session count and a suggested fix, not a raw number you have to cross-reference yourself.

For sites running paid traffic, the scent and message-match lens compares the promise on your ad sources to what the landing page delivers, surfacing the gaps that explain why ad-clickers bounce where organic visitors don't.

Heatmaps + Form Analytics
Click heatmap — /checkout
RAGE ×7
Rage clickDead click
Per-field drop-off
Email8% drop
avg 4s to complete
Company12% drop
avg 9s to complete
Phone44% drop
avg 22s to complete
Card number19% drop
avg 14s to complete
Expiry6% drop
avg 5s to complete

Phone field: 44% drop-off and 22s avg. Likely friction or anxiety. Consider making optional.

AI ANALYST

The AI can ask for more data and re-analyse up to four rounds. It doesn't guess on the first pass.

The AI analyst reads your GA4, heatmaps, surveys, and form drop-offs side by side in a 30-step pipeline. If the first read is inconclusive, it can request more data and re-analyse for up to four rounds. Like a junior analyst saying "wait, I need to see the device split before I'm sure."

Statistical-significance gates mean low-traffic pages don't muddy the analysis: 50 sessions minimum per page for GA4 findings, 100 conversions per region for geo findings. The AI knows when it doesn't have enough data and says so.

Each run also reads your private team knowledge base (past winning experiments, internal docs, custom hypotheses) so its recommendations get sharper over time instead of staying generic. On-site surveys collected via the SDK feed directly into this qualitative layer.

AI Analyst — Round 2 of 4
Round 2 of 4 — requesting survey synthesis
Device split inconclusive — AI requested qualitative input before committing
Reading GA4 funnel reports (30 reports)
Analysing device split across OS + browser
Cross-referencing heatmap sessions
Reading per-field form drop-off
Synthesising on-site survey responses
Buyer Panel walkthrough (5 personas)
LIFT+ME heuristic audit (8 dimensions)
Scoring + ranking findings by revenue impact
30-step pipeline · est. 40 min remainingRunning
A/B TESTING

One click from a ranked finding to a draft experiment with the hypothesis already written.

Promote any finding to a draft A/B test in one click. The hypothesis, target page, primary metric, and variant idea are pre-filled from the finding. No copy-pasting back and forth between a research doc and a test brief.

From there, the AI Test Coder writes the variant code. The variant goes through a seven-item pre-flight validity checklist (sample size, full weeks, instrumentation, external events, selection bias, flicker, cross-device) before anything ships site-wide.

When the test concludes, the result writes back to the originating finding and to the team knowledge base. The next run learns what's worked on your site, not just generic patterns.

Promote to A/B test
Finding → Draft testAI Test Coder ready
Hypothesis

If we surface shipping cost on the cart page with an 'add $X for free shipping' nudge, mobile checkout completion will increase because we remove the cost-surprise that currently drives 38% cart abandonment.

Target page

/cart

Primary metric

Mobile checkout rate

Variant idea

Cart page sticky footer: shipping cost display + "Add $12 for free shipping" progress bar when under threshold.

AI Test Coder

Ready to write the variant code from the hypothesis above. The code goes for review before anything ships site-wide.

DASHBOARD

Test velocity, win rate, and revenue impact in one view. No spreadsheet.

The CRO Dashboard tracks test velocity, win rate, revenue impact, and revenue protected across the whole team. Whoever reports to the exec team has the numbers. No spreadsheet rebuilt every quarter.

Win/loss results feed back into the originating finding and the team knowledge base, so each run compounds with the last. Schedule re-runs weekly, monthly, or on demand. Each one picks up fresh GA4 data, heatmap sessions, and survey responses since the last one.

CRO Dashboard
24
Tests shipped
+8 vs prev period
38%
Win rate
+6pp vs prev period
$124k
Revenue impact
+$31k vs prev period
Tests per month+33% velocity
JunSepNow
Shipping cost reveal
+18% mobile checkoutWon
Category-led hero
12 days leftRunning
Single CTA hero
Pre-flight pendingDraft
How it fits into the rest of the platform

A research engine, not a one-off report.

A finding only matters if you know what to do with it. Conversion Research connects to every step that takes a finding from "interesting" to "shipped and measured". Each run builds on the last.

One-click promote to A/B test

Any finding becomes a draft experiment with the hypothesis, target page, and variant idea already filled in. No copy-pasting between a research doc and a test brief.

AI Test Coder writes the variant

Once the test is drafted, the AI Test Coder writes the variant code. The variant gets reviewed before it goes live. Nothing ships site-wide by accident.

Pre-flight validity checklist on every test

Before launch, each test gets a seven-item checklist: sample size, full weeks, instrumentation, external events, selection bias, flicker, cross-device. Auto-passed where the data confirms it, manually signed off where you have to make the call.

Win / loss feedback loop

When a test concludes, the result writes back to the originating finding and to the team knowledge base. The next run reads what has worked on your site, not just generic patterns.

CRO Dashboard for the team

Test velocity, win rate, revenue impact, and revenue protected in one view. Whoever reports to the exec team has the numbers without rebuilding a spreadsheet each quarter.

Private team knowledge base + curated library

A curated library of proven patterns ships with the product. Your team's past wins, internal docs, and hypotheses layer on top, private to your team, and feed every future run.

Re-runs on your cadence

Schedule weekly, monthly, or on demand. Each run picks up fresh GA4 data, heatmap sessions, and survey responses since the last one. The diagnosis doesn't go stale.

Free single-page audit at /free-audit

Paste any URL from your site and get three to five prioritised findings on that page in about a minute. No signup, no install. The same analysis, scoped to one page.

Why this is different

Six things most CRO tools won't do.

Quant and qual, read together

GA4 tells you what's happening. Heatmaps and survey responses tell you why. They're read in one pass, so every finding ships with both the number and the customer quote behind it. No flipping between an analytics tab and a recordings tab trying to correlate them manually.

Findings, not dashboards

Most analytics tools tell you what happened. Not what to do about it. You get a prioritised list of issues with the next test for each one. Nothing to interpret, nothing to assemble.

Test-ready output, not a research project

Every finding maps to a hypothesis, target page, and variant idea. One click drafts the A/B test. The variant gets reviewed before it goes live. Nothing ships site-wide by accident.

Every finding cites its source

Each finding links to the exact GA4 report, heatmap clip, survey quote, form-drop number, or page screenshot that triggered it. You can verify before you build the test. No claims without a source under them.

Iterative analysis, not a single AI pass

If the first read is inconclusive, the AI requests more data and re-analyses, up to four rounds. The same way a real analyst would say "hold on, let me pull the device split before I commit to this." That's the difference between a test you trust and one you ship and quietly regret.

Your knowledge base, plus a curated library of winning experiments

Every run reads a curated library of test case studies and CRO frameworks. Your team's past wins, internal docs, and hypotheses layer on top, private to your team, and the AI uses them on every run.

How to get started

Three steps from cold visitor to shipped test.

  1. 1

    Run a free audit on your own URL (no signup)

    Paste any page from your site. In about a minute you'll get three to five prioritised findings on that page. Same analysis as a full run, scoped to one page, no install and no signup.

  2. 2

    Connect GA4 and drop in the SDK (about 5 minutes)

    Two integrations from the setup screen. The SDK powers heatmaps, on-site surveys, and form analytics from one script tag. No other code changes.

  3. 3

    Hit Run, first findings land within an hour

    One click. The AI analyst pulls your data, runs the analysis, and emails you when the prioritised list is ready. Pick the top finding and promote it to a test.

What's in the report

What you actually get back.

  • Findings in Problem / Context / Fix format, sorted by estimated revenue impact

  • Two scores per finding: PIE (potential, importance, ease, 1-10 each with rationale) and PXL (the heavier-evidence ICE successor that demands proof of impact), plus a 0-4 Nielsen severity score so a five-minute CSS fix is never confused with a redesign

  • Each finding tagged with one of five action buckets so you know whether to test it, instrument it, hypothesize from it, investigate further, or just ship the obvious fix

  • Each finding tagged with the Eisenberg persona it most affects (Methodical, Competitive, Humanist, Spontaneous), so you can see whose journey breaks where

  • Source evidence under every finding: the GA4 report, heatmap clip, survey quote, form-drop number, or page screenshot that triggered it

  • A test-ready hypothesis per finding: the change to make, the page to make it on, the metric to measure, and the reason it should move

  • Sample size and days-to-significance estimate per test, calculated from your real conversion rate and traffic, so you know what's even worth running

  • A seven-item pre-flight validity checklist on every test (sample size, full weeks, instrumentation, external events, selection bias, flicker, cross-device)

  • A draft A/B test in one click. The variant code goes from finding to live test without leaving the page.

  • Re-runs on your cadence, weekly, monthly, or on demand, each one picking up new data since the last

FAQ

Questions worth answering before your first run.

See what Conversion Research would find on your site.

Paste a URL and see real findings on your own page in about a minute. No signup, no install. Or open the sample report instead.