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Freelancers and consultants

CRO freelancers and consultants

Independent conversion specialists who research, test and recommend changes on online stores, and when your traffic is enough to test at all.

When you need this

  • Traffic is growing but orders are not keeping up.
  • You have opinions about the product page and checkout but no evidence.
  • You want a research-led list of fixes before paying for a redesign.

What it costs, in general terms

Freelancers and consultants usually charge a flat monthly fee, an hourly or day rate, or a percentage of ad spend, with shorter notice periods than agencies and often no minimum spend. Ask for the fee model, the notice period and the hours you get in writing before you compare. CRO work is often a fixed fee for an audit and a monthly retainer for a testing programme, with testing tools and development separate.

How to choose

  1. 01Ask how they decide what to test: analytics, recordings, user research, not guesses.
  2. 02Ask how many tests a month your traffic supports and how they judge a result.
  3. 03Confirm who implements winning changes and whether that is included.

The questions every freelancer is compared on are on how we grade.

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Frequently asked questions

Does my store have enough traffic for testing?

Testing needs enough orders per variation to tell a real difference from noise, so small stores often cannot test meaningfully. A good consultant says so and proposes research and direct fixes instead.

What should a CRO audit include?

Analytics review, session recordings or heatmaps, user research where possible, and a prioritised list of changes with the reasoning. Ask for a sample and check that the recommendations are specific to your store.

CRO consultant or development agency?

The consultant decides what to change and why; a developer makes the change. Some consultants build simple changes themselves. Ask where their work stops.

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