How to Boost Sales with Countdown Timer Popups

The holidays are just around the corner, and that means this is the time to boost your sales. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas are important for any type of business because people tend to spend money a lot on these holidays. So, are you ready to sell more during this holiday season?

If not, did you know that ticking timers are legitimately one of the most effective ways to set customers into action? Adding a Countdown Timer popup to your site is a pretty effective way to boost online sales.

Animated Countdown Timer looks like this:

In this article, you’ll learn how to create a Countdown popup with OptinMonster.

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First What is OptinMonster?

OptinMonster is the affordable lead generation software for marketing agencies, bloggers, eCommerce websites, and all small businesses. You can add an announcement bar as well as an animated Countdown Timer on your WordPress site, WooCommerce store, BigCommerce store, Shopify store, Magento store, etc.

It is monthly subscription includes four plans:

• Basic $9 per month – Essential tools to get more leads from your existing traffic.
• Plus $19 per month – Great for growing businesses who want to do more.
• Pro $29 per month – Everything you need to get huge results.
• Growth $49 per month – All the tools necessary to transform your conversions.

In order to use a countdown timer, you need a Pro or higher plan.

All new OptinMonster plans are billed annually by default. However, if you don’t like OptinMonster over the next 14 days, you’ll get a full refund. No questions asked.

Ok! Now, let’s move on to the step by step guide to create a countdown timer.

Step 1. Login to OptinMonster account.

Step 2. Once login into your OptinMonster account, click the green button called “Create Campaign.”

Step 3. And then choose a campaign type called the “Floating Bar.”

Step 4. Select the Countdown template that meets your design. In this tutorial, we will select the promo template. Now, you name your campaign and choose a website to load it. (Yes, you can manage multiple websites on one platform!) Click “Start Building.”

Step 5. Let’s change the floating settings first. So, click the “Floating Settings” on the sidebar. Toggle switch to load on the top of the page.

Step 6. Next, click OptinMonster icon and then remove the OptinMonster branding by toggling “Display Powered by Link.”

Step7. Edit countdown timer. Click “Editing” and set “End Date.” You can also change display settings like “Display Date”, “Display Hours”, “Display Minutes”, and “Display Seconds”. After that, don’t forget to click “Save.” It’s an upper right corner, green button.

Step8. Next, change the message of the Countdown Timer and then move on to the Coupon Code. Add your coupon code and message like “Use code: Flash.” And, click “Save.”

Step 9. Click “Display Rules”. On this page, you can customize when the Countdown Timer shows on the screen. You can also set up Google Analytics by clicking “Analytics.” It’s really up to you.

Step 10. Last step! Click “Publish” and change the Status to “Live.” Lastly, click “Save.” All set!

If you want to collect email addresses, you’ll need to connect opt into your email service provider. You can do it on the “Integrations tab.“

Once you have published and saved your Countdown Timer, go to your WordPress dashboard and click the OptinMonster icon. (if you use WordPress) You can see a list of all your popups that you’ve just created.

Wrapping Up

If you want to know more about OptinMonster, please visit their website here and explore some features. It is a really powerful customer acquisition & lead generation software.

Please keep in mind! When you set up Countdown Timer on your website, do not lie about the End Date. Be honest with your customers to build strong relationships with them (: