“Set It and Profit: How Default Bias Keeps Customers on Your Terms” Default Bias is our tendency to stick with pre-set options, even when better ones exist—because changing requires effort or thought. Businesses use this to increase conversions and loyalty. For example, subscription services auto-select monthly billing or auto-renew unless the user opts out. In apps, the default notification settings keep users engaged without needing consent each time. Even in checkout flows, “Add donation” or “Priority shipping” is often pre-selected. Why? Because people rarely change defaults. The key is: what’s easy becomes permanent. Smart brands design defaults that serve business goals—knowing that customers usually accept what’s handed to them.
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