blackivyhomestead.com

maine coon breeder and homesteader - La Crosse, WI

Case Study

Black Ivy Maine Coons initially existed for years solely as a Facebook page. In 2024, BIMC came to us to discuss building a website for the first time. BIMC needed a website for several reasons.

1. Facebook
Facebook was not a long term online plan anymore. They were removing posts and even pages of breeders as part of their user terms. 
BIMC had several inquires who suddenly were ghosting her  after they asked if she had a website and discovered they did not. They needed more creditability. 

2. Ghosting

Online Application: BIMC needed a faster and easier way for potential customers to apply online to purchase a kitten rather than answering questions via email.
BIMC needed a way to send guides to clients with beneficial information on purchasing and taking home their first Maine Coon kitten.

3. Broken Application Process

4. Information

Black Ivy Maine Coon and Homestead

2.  Online Application

And of course, BIMC needed a more professional and trustworthy online experience for perspective clients. Adding a new website meant not only could clients navigate from their Facebook page to a website with more centralized information and an application, but that BIMC could then be found on Google with their website and their Google store front.

4. Professional Appearance

BIMC needed a more efficient way to communicate how the buying process works and why perspective buyers should buy from them. This meant adding information about pricing, benefits of purchasing from them and information about waiting lists needed to be included on their website and easy to find so clients no longer had to dig throughout Facebook to find this information.

3. Information and Education

BIMC needed a fast, easy and more professional way to let perspective buyer's apply for a kitten, which led to us creating an Application page on their website. Once perspective buyers complete the application and hit submit, it is automatically sent to BIMC for review.

BIMC's website goal was to convert leads into either applying for a kitten online or contacting them using their contact form.  The website flows from Home, About, and Available Kittens to the Application and Contact pages using Call to Action buttons.

1. Sales Funnel

BIMC's site was designed with a few goals in mind.

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Reporting

Early reporting after launch

Reporting based on first 12 days of published domain

- 201 Active Users in the first 12 days
- 894 events (3.4 per Active User)
- 1858 Page Views
- 198 Organic Searches
- Cities visiting: Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL; Holmen, WI; Winona, MN; Galesville, WI; La Crosse, WI; Tomah, WI;  Arcadia, WI