About the project

Isles at Bayshore

Sole UX/UI designer collaborating with the CEO and two engineers at a real estate startup to revamp the lead generation experience. The focus was on improving clarity and usability in the application flow to make the process more efficient and attract qualified leads, all within the constraints of a small team and limited resources.

Role
UX/UI Designer
Timeline
4 Months
Team
  • UX/UI Designer
  • CEO & CTO
  • Software Engineer
Isles at Bayshore Hero Mockup

Problem

High marketing costs and low conversions.

Thousands of dollars were spent monthly on marketing for lead generation. Each lead had a cost of $65, with an average of only 40 leads converted per month.

Goals

Optimizing conversions and decreasing spend.

1. Increase conversion rate by 100% in 3 months.

2. Improve user experience, especially on mobile.

3. Cut down marketing expenses by 30%.

4. Improve customer service.

Lo-fi Wireframes

Mapping out a visual conceptual blueprint.

To show my vision for the redesign of the content to the rest of the team, I created some basic low-fi sketches with content structure and page layouts.

While going over the proposed layout we talked about incorporating a sign-up form on each page. We worked under the assumption that this could help us with our lead capture. During the implementation process, we tested the two versions (with and without the sign-up form) and decided to keep the form given that it was indeed increasing our lead capture.

Lo-fi Wireframe Sketches

Wireframes

Defining content placement and responsive structure.

Taking into consideration the content and structure found in the previous design, I created wireframes to propose how the information could be displayed in the redesign.

Proposed Wireframes

Overview of Solutions

Multi-channel optimization for seamless experience.

  • Website Revamp: The website needed to be updated to fit the needs of potential clients. The revamp not only focused on better visuals, but also on enabling direct communication with the user as fast as possible.
  • Email Marketing: Email is one of the highest converting channels throughout the real estate industry, so email captures and marketing campaigns were implemented to convert more subscribers to customers and increase returns.
  • Website Speed: The website loading speed was over 4 seconds. The development team was able to cut it down to less than 1 second. This was possible by reducing the number of images and content displayed on the new design I proposed.
  • Engaging Content: We decided to create a dedicated section with relevant content about the industry to rank higher on Google searches. Our copywriter wrote the articles, and they were all original content.
  • Customer Service: Our consultant team worked on decreasing the response waiting time on Chatlio from an average of 1:30min to 25seconds.
Lead Capture Pop-up Form

Pop-up to capture leads and trigger automated email

Mailchimp Automated Emails

Marketing emails programmed in MailChimp

Automated Print Marketing

Marketing materials and print layouts

Redesign Showcase

Cohesive fresh branding and responsive layouts.

For the redesign, I focused on keeping a professional but fresh look. The main color used was blue, with a red CTA, which after A/B testing performed the best. The content remained very close to the original, except for some sections that were removed to optimize screen loading time.

Given that the scope of this project was very large, I had to design several screens for the new layout to keep cohesiveness throughout the navigation experience. Below are examples of a few of the responsive layouts developed:

Landing Page

Landing Page

Search Screen

Search Screen

Property Details

Property Details

Floor Plans

Floor Plans

Agent Screen

Agent Screen

Contact Screen

Contact Screen

Results

Exceeding goals through team collaboration.

Although the redesign of the experience was the main focus of the project, we were able to exceed expectations thanks to the collaborative effort of everyone on the team.

125%

Increase in monthly leads

Conversions rose from an average of 40 to 90 per month.

83%

Reduction in cost per lead

Average cost to capture a lead dropped from $65 to only $11.

62%

Decrease in marketing spend

Overall marketing expenses were cut down, exceeding the 30% savings goal.


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