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Here's a great way.
When someone is filling their online cart, they have a certain posture. It's exciting and fun and all upside.
However, when you want them to shift gears and actually pay you, their posture has to change.
One way to force that change is to scold them and refuse to let them proceed. I bet you can do better.
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