Want to initiate engagement when you feel like your visitor has been inactive for quite some time?
As website owners, we understand that we cannot oblige our visitors to always click and browse through our pages all the time, especially if they’re doing something else.
In an era of short attention spans, there are a lot of reasons for user inactivity, and most of them are out of our control already.
Whether visitors haven’t decided yet what to do or buy, being stuck in a page for a long time might also cause them to just turn away and exit.
The good news is, there’s a solution to recapture your visitor’s attention after freezing and help them make decisions.
Drive engagement by showing a pop-up using Poptin’s newly-added inactivity trigger!
What is user inactivity trigger
The user inactivity trigger automatically displays a pop-up once it detects that the user is idle for a specified period of time.
This is used to reawaken visitors and directly talk to them as if you want to tell them something important.
How it actually works
You might be wondering how this inactivity trigger tracks everything in different devices.
To understand it more, this feature automatically monitors the following:
- for desktops, it tracks mouse movements whether there’s scrolling, clicking or moving;
- for tablets and mobile devices, it checks touchscreen taps and swipes;
- and for all devices, it detects if the user is typing.
Generally, it gives a pretty accurate tracking of the visitor’s behavior, giving way for better pop-up performance and results.
In this article, you’ll learn interesting facts on how you can use inactivity triggers effectively to boost engagement, gather more subscribers, and increase sales.
In the latter part, I’ll also teach you how to set it up so you can already try it yourself!
What You Can Do with Inactivity Trigger
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Promote newly-launched products and collections
Idle time might be the time when visitors can’t decide yet what to buy from your store. Sometimes, customers want help in choosing the best product.
This is the right moment to offer them your best shot!
Create pop-ups that can highlight your new products, seasonal collections, and even those best-selling items. By doing so, you can increase your chances of converting them into customers in no time.
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Offer sales and exclusive discounts
Website visitors often browse longer on an online store because they’re careful and really want to get all their money’s worth. That’s understandable!
They don’t have the ability to check the items personally so they become very keen on details, reviews, and prices.
Showing enticing offerings such as exclusive discounts and sales can push your visitors to continue shopping, or best case, go directly to the payment section.
One way to attract is to provide a coupon code that they can unlock when they fill up the email form. You add subscribers to your email list, plus you get a chance to close a sale.
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Close the deal with a “Complete Your Order” pop up
If the visitor is idle on the cart/checkout page, you can remind them to complete their order by showing a pop-up.
Achieve good results when you also put exciting offerings that would excite them to pursue their purchase.
In this way, you can lessen the chance of having abandoned carts and drive more sales.
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Upsell!
The same thing when the visitor is idle on the checkout page, highlight related items that you think your visitors might find attractive. If she has a summer dress on her cart, might as well offer summer sunglasses at a discounted price like the image above. You can also show similar product options that she can consider.
You give her a great shopping experience, and in return, you improve your revenue.
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Ask readers to subscribe to your newsletters
Reading articles obviously can encourage inactivity on the screen, especially if readers are so focused and don’t want to click on anything.You may not be exactly sure, but those idle times can mean they’re interested in your content.
For writers and bloggers, this point is the perfect time to trigger a pop up that would ask them to subscribe to your mailing list.
That’s a chance to grow your email database and gain more readers!
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Encourage visitors to download your free eBook
In relation to the previous point, if visitors are so inclined to reading your article that they become idle for quite a long time, you can show a pop up that enables them to download a free eBook with equally-relevant content.In that way, you can build connections with your readers and expand your influence.
Now that we know what we can do with the inactivity trigger, let’s now try to set it up for your website! Just follow these easy steps below.
Setting Up User Inactivity Trigger in 4 Steps
Step 1: Login to your Poptin account and click on the pencil icon next to the popup where you want to activate the user inactivity trigger.
Note: If you don’t have a pop-up yet, you can easily create one! As an example, we’ll use this simple pop-up that I created with Poptin just within 3 minutes.
Step 2: Once the design and other elements have been set, click Next on the upper right corner to move on to the Display Rules.
Step 3: Find the Inactivity Trigger option below and set your preferred duration after which the pop up will appear on your screen.
Step 4: And you’re done! You can now publish your pop up.
If ever you hit any roadblocks along the way, you can immediately seek help by clicking the small Message Button at the lower right corner. A chatbox will instantly appear.
Bonus Tip!
To instantly grab attention after the visitor has been inactive for a while, you can add animation.
In the Poptin app, just go to Advanced Setting and click the Background Effects drop-down menu. Choose the animation that suits you.
This is how it would look like:
Wrap Up!
An inactivity trigger is another advanced way of helping businesses capture qualified leads and boost sales. It can also help build relationships and engage with visitors in many different ways.
Such a simple click to activate the inactivity trigger can go a long way if done correctly.
Open your free account with Poptin today and check it out for yourself.
I am excited for you to reap the results!
If you’re looking for another way to convert, learn more about Poptin’s exit-intent technology and how exit pop-ups can also grow your business.
