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title: "Three emails. In the right order | Proof of Pixel"
description: "An abandoned cart flow that converts under 3 percent is almost never a copy problem. It is timing and offer order."
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# Three emails. In the right order.

An abandoned cart flow that converts under 3 percent is almost never a copy problem. It is timing and offer order. This is the sequence that works, and the checks to run before you rewrite a single word.

-   **3.33%** Average placed order rate across 143,000+ cart flows (Klaviyo benchmark, 2023 data)
-   **7.7%** What the top 10 percent of cart flows convert (Klaviyo benchmark, 2023 data)
-   **About 70%** Of carts are abandoned (Baymard Institute, 50+ studies)

## What is inside: 6 steps in 4 pages

1.  **Email one within the hour.** While they are still thinking about it. Answer the shipping and total cost question in the first lines. No discount.
2.  **Email two around hour 24.** Handle the objection: reviews, sizing, delivery, returns, the question they did not ask.
3.  **Email three at hour 48 to 72.** The last reminder. Add an incentive only here, and only if margin allows.
4.  **SMS only with consent.**
5.  **Test it yourself.**
6.  **Check delivery before copy.**

Go deeper: [Why your abandoned cart flow is not converting](https://proofofpixel.agency/blog/abandoned-cart-flow-not-converting)

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