Subscription & Purchase Growth via A/B Testing

Results
26.41%
CrV increase
15.35%
Subscription uplift
27.56%
Subscription uplift
2
Years
63
Tests Ran
63
Winners
67
Win Rate
2
Years

Summary

Systematic experimentation program to grow subscriptions and revenue. 63 tests launched, 42 wins, with major lifts from cart, PDP, and collection page optimizations.

Services

Industry

DTC, Subscription store, and Intimacy & Lifestyle
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Dates

2-year+ Program
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Program

20 launched in 90 days, 13 wins (active)

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Client & Context

Her Fantasy Box (HFB) is a fast‑growing DTC subscription brand in the intimacy and lifestyle space. Brand went from $0 → $50M+ in under three years working with me. With my services focused on UX and conversion experimentation. My engagement centered on subscription adoption, improved browsing → product → checkout flow, and higher overall revenue efficiency.

Challenge & Goals

Challenges

  • Many users discovered products but didn’t see/understand subscription value in the right places.
  • PDPs lacked high‑visibility social proof on mobile, limiting early trust.
  • Collection pages were not guiding users into the right product or subscription quickly.

Goals

  • Lift subscription conversion without hurting one‑time purchase conversion.
  • Increase overall conversion via earlier trust signals on PDP (esp. mobile).
  • Improve collection‑level guidance and filtering to speed path to product.
  • Maintain page performance and a clean, replicable testing cadence.

Discovery

  • Heuristic review of the websites main pages (Homepage, PDP. Collection, Cart, etc.)
  • Analytics + session review: identified where users stalled/abandoned.
  • Competitive scan for design, language, tactics from subscription framing to gallery patterns, and userflow)
  • Prioritized backlog using ICE (Impact, Confidence, Effort).
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Solutions (Highlighted Tests)

Test 1 — Cart Drawer: Add Subscription Toggle (one‑time → subscribe)

Problem: Shoppers typically added one‑time products to cart; switching to a subscription required extra steps and low‑visibility messaging.

Hypothesis: A clear subscription toggle inside the cart drawer will surface savings and make switching frictionless, increasing subscription conversion.

Primary KPI: Subscription conversion rate.

Goal: Increase the share of orders placed as subscriptions.

Guardrails: Overall conversion rate, cart abandon, page performance.

Split: 50/50; ~17,231 visitors (control) vs ~17,194 (variant).

Result: +15.43% subscription conversion; 99.58% confidence → Win.

Notes: Kept users in‑flow; messaging emphasized savings and flexibility.

This simple change increased site subscriptions by 15.43%

Test 2 — PDP (Mobile): Add Testimonial Video Bubbles Above Image Gallery

Problem: On mobile, users reached the gallery before seeing credible human proof, leading to hesitation.

Hypothesis: Placing authentic video testimonials above the gallery will build trust faster and lift conversion.

Primary KPI: Overall conversion rate.

Goal: Increase mobile conversion by reducing early hesitation.

Guardrails: Scroll engagement, performance, bounce.

Split: 50/50; ~14,834 visitors (control) vs ~14,929 (variant).

Result: +26.41% conversion; 99.73% confidence → Win.

Notes: Created a stronger emotional connection before product details.

Adding video testimonials above the fold increased conversions by 26.41%

Test 3 — Collection Page: Redesign the Top Fold (quiz + subs toggle + filters)

Problem: The collection top fold didn’t clearly guide users or communicate subscription savings. Client was sending traffic directly to this page.

Hypothesis: A more informative, interactive top fold (value callouts, quiz/product finder, subscription pricing toggle, stronger filters) will improve engagement and subscription adoption.

Primary KPI: Subscription conversion rate (collection visitors).

Goal: Increase subscription selection while improving browse efficiency.

Guardrails: Overall CVR, exit rate, performance.

Split: 50/50; ~6,987 visitors (control) vs ~7,096 (variant).

Result: +27.56% subscription conversion; 97.28% confidence → Win.

Notes: Highlighted value, simplified discovery, and reduced pogo‑sticking.

The banner in the top of the collection let to a 27.56% increase in subscription conversions

Build (Implementation & Dev)

Platform: Shopify. Experiments: Convert.com

Measurement: subscription conversion, overall conversion, engagement; protection via performance and abandon checks.

QA: responsiveness, accessibility, error handling.

Results & impact (program to date)

  • 63 tests launched
  • 42 wins
  • Active program; compounding gains across PDP, cart, and collections).

Client‑reported

  • Growth to $50M+/year in online sales after
  • ~3 years in business.

Highlighted wins:

  • Ran 63 tests, with 42 winners: 67% win rate
  • Highlighted Tests
    • PDP Social Proof (Mobile) - +26.41% conversion increase
    • Cart Drawer Subscription - +15.35% subscription increase
    • Collection Top Fold - +27.56% subscription increase

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“Taurist's work over the year has been instrumental to our growth. They were able to work with us with little to no direction. Throughout it we’ve gone through full website revamps, product launches, new applications, and they have been rock solid throughout the whole process”

Willie P.

Co-Founder & CMO

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