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Khalid Saleh

Khalid Saleh is CEO and co-founder of Invesp. He is the co-author of Amazon.com bestselling book: "Conversion Optimization: The Art and Science of Converting Visitors into Customers." Khalid is an in-demand speaker who has presented at such industry events as SMX, SES, PubCon, Emetrics, ACCM and DMA, among others.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesLet’s put this all together with the best practices in creating your category pages: 1. Define the purpose of your category page Before you change layouts, add buttons, or run tests, you need to answer one basic question: What should this category page help the visitor do right now? Most brands create ecommerce category pages […]

Reading Time: 11 minutesMost teams waste time testing low-impact ideas. This playbook helps you focus your CRO roadmap on what actually lifts conversions. The Four Phases of a CRO Program (The SHIP model) A successful conversion optimization project follows the same rhythm: Think of it as a continuous loop rather than a one-time project. Each phase feeds into […]

how much does CRO cost

Reading Time: 8 minutesHow much does CRO cost? It’s one of the first questions companies ask when they start thinking about improving their website performance, and one I get multiple times every week. The short answer: in 2025, CRO costs range from $5,000 to $35,000 per month, depending on the agency’s experience, testing velocity, and team size. Conversion […]

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Reading Time: 14 minutesHiring the right conversion optimization agency can transform your business. Hiring the wrong one can drain months of time and tens of thousands of dollars, with nothing to show for it. After nearly two decades in the conversion optimization space, I’ve seen both stories play out. About 40% of my time is spent talking to […]

The Conversion Framework Principles

Reading Time: 6 minutesConversion rate optimization is a science. This means you should be able to reproduce a process, step by step, through a time-tested system, to achieve the increase in conversions you aspire for your website. Sounds good, right? That is why we created the Conversion Framework. The goal of the Conversion Framework is to remove the guesswork from the conversion optimization […]

Reading Time: 7 minutesWe’ve all done it—bought something we didn’t plan to. Maybe it was a “limited-time” offer or a bad day that needed a quick pick-me-up. These small, emotional decisions add up quickly: impulse purchases account for nearly 40% of all online spending. This article talks in detail about what drives impulse buying and how smart design […]

Reading Time: 11 minutesEverywhere you look, you see ads. Amid this chaos, word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM) helps you cut through the noise by doing what algorithms can’t—building trust. Whether it’s a quick recommendation in a WhatsApp group, a 15-second TikTok from a micro-influencer, or a glowing review in a niche subreddit, WOMM drives more credible, more lasting influence than […]

Shopify Plus Partner

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve got exciting news; Invesp is now an official Shopify Plus Partner! If you’re running an e-commerce brand, you already know that Shopify Plus is more than just an online store builder. It’s a powerful platform designed for high-growth brands that need customization, flexibility, and serious scalability. At Invesp, we’ve spent the last two decades […]

cro questions from Quora

Reading Time: 11 minutesAlthough Quora existed for few years now, recently I started using it more regularly. Perhaps opening Invesp’s office in Istanbul, Turkey was a major factor there. And yes, I am a big fan! Spending my time between our US and Istanbul offices is an amazing adventure. At the same time, it comes with its own set of […]

Reading Time: 9 minutesAs you focus on increasing your online conversions, you will have to spend time digging through and analyzing your analytics data. CRO is about looking at different Google Analytics metrics and putting them together to determine which pages to optimize and which hypothesis to pursue. Let’s take a look together at some of the central features […]

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