What is your unit session percentage & why does it matter?

You’ve probably heard the phrase “conversion rate” thrown around countless times in seller communities. Most sellers obsess over it, and for good reason—it tells you how many clicks turn into sales. But here’s the thing: conversion rate only tells half the story.

Amazon has its own favorite metric, and it’s called unit session percentage. Unlike conversion rate, this number actually impacts your product rankings and visibility in search results. Miss the mark here, and you could find your products buried on page three while competitors take the spotlight.

The difference between these metrics might seem small, but understanding it can mean the difference between steady growth and stagnant sales. Let’s break down what unit session percentage really means and why it deserves a spot on your daily dashboard.

What is the unit session percentage?

In simple terms, a session is a set of interactions a user carries out within a set period of time (in simpler terms, whenever a unique visitor visits your page, it tends to be counted as a session, though they can also leave and come back, and it will be counted as the same session). A unit is exactly that, a unit of inventory sold.   

In terms of calculation, the basic difference between unit session percentage and conversion rate is the following: 

• Unit session percentage = Units sold / Sessions
• Conversion rate = Orders / Sessions

The difference is subtle but important. The conversion rate metric looks at how many orders were made, rather than how many units were sold. 

For example, if you have 10 clicks that result in two orders, then you would have a conversion rate of 20%. However, if one of those orders contained three units, then the conversion rate would still be 20% even though you technically sold double the units, pushing up your unit session percentage to 40%. This is a blind spot that can be annoying as a seller.

You can find the measure by going to Seller Central, then: 

• Go to your Business Reports
• Under the By ASIN section
• Select Detail Page Sales and Traffic‍

If you have a high conversion rate—great! It means that your listing is compelling enough to get people to buy. If possible, though, you also want to get people to buy as many units as possible each time they go to their checkout. 

Keep in mind also that these both tend to take into account the PPC side of things, but you will also want to focus on organic conversion measures that take into account conversions for page views made outside the context of your ad campaigns.

How do I improve my unit session percentage?

What you’re trying to do here is essentially turning page views into sales. Improving it will not be too different from getting your conversion rate up.

You will still want to make sure you’re tracking what you need to keep your conversion rate up, such as making sure the keywords you use are relevant so people are not turned off once they reach your page (consequently driving down your conversion rate and, by extension, your ranking) and look after the quality of content like visuals and copywriting, and quality of reviews.

If you are specifically focused on your unit sessions percentage, however, you will want to go beyond just conversion to maximize the number of units you actually sell per transaction. 

Effective tactics to use here are promotions that sweeten the deal for any additional units bought. This can include: 

• Discounts or coupons
• Product bundling (get two or more complementary products together and sell them as a package, preferably discounted from buying them individually)
• BOGO (Buy One, Get One) promotions
• Free shipping (you should maximize the use of this anyway, but if you have not already, then it is a good way to get those units sold)

Promotions, of course, also have the added benefit of gaining you more customers, resulting in a multiplier effect.

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