ultimate checkout optimisation course

Ultimate Checkout Optimisation.

Learn the Psychology & UX Secrets for Higher Conversions

Duration: Self paced – 2-4 Hours

Fix the 70% cart abandonment problem with psychology-driven design. In just 2–4 hours, you’ll have a complete toolkit to optimise your checkout and recover more revenue without coding, guesswork or long generic courses.

Increase conversions and completed sales by applying cognitive psychology to checkout design. In this course, you’ll learn how to reduce friction, build trust and guide users through a seamless payment journey. With actionable frameworks, real-world examples and ready-to-use toolkits, you’ll be able to optimise any checkout flow for higher conversions and happier customers.

Who is this Course for?

Designed for anyone involved in e-commerce, product design or conversion optimisation who wants to understand why users drop off and how to fix it. Whether you’re a UX designer, marketer or store owner, you’ll learn clear, actionable psychology strategies to improve your checkout experience.

What Will You Learn?

  • Apply psychology principles to remove friction from checkout.
  • Reduce abandonment by simplifying forms and reducing cognitive load.
  • Use anchoring, trust signals and social proof to boost confidence.
  • Design familiar flows with Guest Checkout and clear progress indicators.
  • Recover lost revenue with psychology-backed cart abandonment emails.
  • Audit and test your own checkout using ready-to-use checklists.

What’s included with this Course

Short, focused text-based lessons designed for fast, practical learning

Design tips, real examples & research-driven insights woven throughout each module

Quizzes to reinforce key concepts and support long-term retention

Certificate of completion you can share to showcase your learning

Exclusive downloadable resources and built-in notes to apply directly to real design work

Learn with confidence - 14-day money-back assurance.

We think you’ll love learning with UX Brain, but if not, you’re covered by our 14-day refund policy as outlined in our terms.

Course Content

Why Checkout Optimisation Matters & Cognitive Psychology Basics
Understanding the brain at checkout to reduce abandonment

  • Why Most Checkouts Lose the Sale
  • What’s Really Going Wrong?
  • The Human Side of Checkout
  • What Is Cognitive Psychology?
  • The Brain at Checkout
  • Why Psychology Matters for Conversions
  • Benefits of a Psychology-First Approach
  • Map Your Current Checkout Flow
  • Critical Self-Audit Questions
  • Actionable Summary

Reduce Cognitive Load with a Streamlined Checkout
Less mental effort = more completed purchases

Choice Overload & Anchoring in Checkout
Simplify decisions, reduce hesitation and guide users to complete with confidence.

Trust, Social Proof & Checkout Confidence
Reduce doubt. Build confidence. Convert more.

Progress Indicators & Mental Models
Use progress cues and familiar patterns to reduce uncertainty and drive completions.

Familiarity & Guest Checkout
Leverage what people already know to reduce effort and increase conversions.

Loss Aversion & Abandoned Cart Recovery
Use psychology to turn hesitation into action

Final Module: Recap & Integration
From friction to flow - your psychology-first checkout toolkit.

Ultimate Checkout Optimisation: Resources

Earn Certification

On completion you receive a verified UX design certificate you can add to your resume, portfolio or LinkedIn.

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1 week ago
Excellent course on Checkout optimisation! learnt a lot