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Form Validation Error Tracking

  • 1.  Form Validation Error Tracking

    Posted 02-03-2016 03:50 PM
    Edited by Laura Garrison-Brook 03-14-2016 02:51 PM

    Originating Author:  Tim Wilson  

    Introduction: We assume all visitors fill out forms easily and perfectly... but when we track that assumption, it doesn't necessarily hold up!

    Analysis Overview:   The last step in many key conversions is often the successful completion of a form. Most forms have some level of form validation on them that prompt the user if they try to submit the form and there is an issue with it. Since form validation is often a client-side activity, the development team often stops at the point of providing the visitor with an error message, but there isn't any tracking of what errors occur and how often. Consequently, there is no visibility into what percent of users are successful at completing the form on the first try, and, more importantly, there is no visibility into what the most common errors are.

    Analysis Benefits: 
    1) Improving form completion rate (order conversions, lead conversions, registrations, etc.)

    2) Improving the customer experience

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    Tim Wilson
    Senior Partner
    Analytics Demystified (Corporate Account)
    Dublin OH
    6143561717
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