"Build My Online Store" Interview - Guide to Live Chat

‍Build My Online Store is a podcast for e-commerce store owners where the hosts, Terry Lin and Travis Marziani, share insights from their experience running stores and expert interviews.

We were interviewed on their show in in episode #169 about how to use live chat effectively in an e-commerce store.

Interview Summary

You can listen to the full interview here.

1. Interview starts (08:05)
2. How can someone else manage live chat for you (12:25)
3. Having the answer every time is not as important as committing to getting them an answer later (14:50)
4. Mistakes stores make with live chat (16:00)
5. Example of how chat works (19:55)
6. Great site design doesn't stop people from asking "obvious" questions (21:40)
7. Track live chat metrics in Google Analytics (23:55)
8. Crazy ROI examples from live chat (25:15).
9. Conversion rate of chat vs no chat (26:35)
10. Advanced tactics for live chat (invites, etc.) (30:10)
11. Which features matter when choosing live chat software (35:25)
12. Don't get too personalized on chat invites (36:45)