Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates help increase online conversion rates and customer trust. EV SSL certificates provide extra validation of a website's identity through a rigorous verification process, which is displayed to users through a green address bar. This clear visual cue encourages customers to feel more secure making purchases on a website. Research shows that EV SSL reduces shopping cart abandonment by 13.3% and increases conversions by 16.9% on average. EV SSL certificates promote customer confidence to make transactions and drive long-term revenue growth.
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1. Increase e-commerce conversion rates with
Extended Validation SSL Certificates
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2. The internet is dark and full of terrors
Have you ever visited a website that felt fake or that
you just didn’t feel comfortable buying from? Trust is
the bedrock of trade, particularly when it comes to the
anonymity of e-commerce.
3. 67 percent of malicious sites
were actually legitimate
websites that had been
compromised and infected
with malicious code
67
Web-based attacks
increased by 23 percent
from 2012 to 2013
Source: Symantec Internet Security Threat Report 2014
4. 90
56
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90 percent of respondents will
not complete their purchase if a
security warning page pops up
56 percent of respondents will
turn to a competitor’s website to
complete their purchase
Only 11 percent will try the first
website again
Source: Symantec - Grow your business by building customer trust
5. Poor security will land you with abandoned
shopping carts and lost customers. If there’s even
a whiff of doubt when it comes to purchasing
online, your business suffers.
Prevention is better than cure
11. An EV SSL certificate
authenticates the owner
of the website and
encrypts data sent
between visitors and
your site
12. It gives your customers clear
visual assurance by showing
the green address bar,
indicating that you’ve taken
the right steps to ensure that
your site is safe, trustworthy
and secure
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13. EV reduces shopping
cart abandonment and
drives long-term revenue
by improving conversion
rates and encouraging
transactions of higher value
Source: Proof Positive: Extended Validation SSL increases online sales and transactions
14. One of the largest independent footwear retailers
in the UK, saw shopping cart abandonment drop
by 13.3 percent and conversions increase by
16.9 percent after adopting an EV SSL certificate
SHOPPING CART
ABANDONMENT
13.3%
CONVERSIONS
16.9%
Source: Proof Positive: Extended Validation SSL increases online sales and transactions
15. Getting the most from your
EV SSL certificate
EV
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16. Renew. Make sure that
your EV SSL certificate
is renewed promptly
17. Protect. Protect your private
encryption key. Poor private
key management might allow
criminals to intercept sensitive
and private information
19. Using the Thawte
Trusted Site Seal wins
trust, showing your
customers that you’ve
successfully deployed
an SSL certificate and
giving them the
confidence to buy
20. Without an EV SSL Certificate,
you risk losing many visitors
due to lack of confidence in transacting
on your site
21. Thawte EV SSL certificates, with
clear visible cues, prove that you’ve
undergone a more rigorous identity
check and demonstrate your
commitment to your customers’
security, helping you to boost
customer confidence and
drive up long-term revenue
22. Read our full whitepaper
to get all the facts
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Increase e-commerce conversion rates
An essential guide from Thawte
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