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Recommended fixes include enabling guest checkout, showing shipping and tax costs early, and optimizing mobile payment flows with prominent one-tap options. The piece ends with a pitch to book a UX and CRO audit with the author's consultancy. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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