Increasingly lengthy and complex log-in processes and web forms are driving consumers away from websites, according to new research. Key stats from the study from Ping Identity includes: • 71% of people have abandoned a ‘fill in your details’ form • 80% have been locked out of websites because they can’t remember log-ins • Nearly […]
Increasingly lengthy and complex log-in processes and web forms are driving consumers away from websites, according to new research.
Key stats from the study from Ping Identity includes:
• 71% of people have abandoned a ‘fill in your details’ form
• 80% have been locked out of websites because they can’t remember log-ins
• Nearly 50% of consumers have had to re-set a password, with over a fifth (21%) having to do so on a regular basis
• Over half of respondents gave up on a website because the form demanded information they didn’t have to hand
• Almost a fifth were frustrated because the company didn’t remember their details from last interaction
The study revealed that an overwhelming 80% of consumers had locked themselves out of websites because they couldn’t remember their log-in details.
This is hardly surprising as nearly a quarter (24%) of respondents had log-ins for up to five websites, while an equal number juggled six to ten websites and almost a third (30%) face the logistical feat of remembering log-ins for between 11 and 20 websites. As a result of this ‘password amnesia’, nearly 50% of consumers have had to re-set a password, with over a fifth (21%) having to do so on a regular basis.
The online frustration doesn’t stop with passwords though. With 71%, the majority of people have abandoned a ‘fill in your details’ form. For 77% of these, entering the details into the form simply took too long, while 58% left the site because the form was too detailed. Over half of respondents gave up on a website because the form demanded information they didn’t have to hand, while almost a fifth were frustrated because the company didn’t remember their details from their last interaction with them.
“With more than half of respondents logging into an online shopping site with a password up to five times a day, this login barrier could cost businesses dearly,” said Andrew Hindle, Director at Ping Identity. “Loyalty is dead – if e-tailers lose a customer at a critical point in sale, they are unlikely to ever return. In this competitive environment, amidst uncertain economic conditions, e-tailers need to make the registration and payment process as seamless as possible for customers – or risk that they will take their custom elsewhere. By deploying systems that center on a prospective customer’s identity and recognise returning customers to give them quick and easy access, e-tailers can avoid the mass exodus and allow both their businesses and their customers to truly reap the benefits of the web.”
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