The Monday after Thanksgiving consistently ranks as one of the busiest online shopping days in the United States. Dubbed ‘Cyber Monday’, millions of consumers take to the internet to buy holiday gifts.
According to a report by Adobe, 2017 was a record-setting year for Cyber Monday, with online retailers selling more than $6.59 billion worth of goods. That number could be even higher, however, if online retailers optimized their sites for faster load times.
Site speed plays an important role [...]
Category Archives: Web Performance
Did you know, that a 1 second delay in page load time can cause conversions to drop by 7% (Kissmetrics)?
The steady increase in technological innovation has caused people to become more impatient than ever. Whether we are shopping from a desktop or a mobile device, we no longer expect to have to wait for a page to load.
In fact, data from a recent Google study shows that 53% of people on mobile devices will leave a page if [...]
Imagine you are online shopping, and you find a description of a product that sounds exactly like what you are looking for, but the image of that product is taking forever to load. You may decide waiting isn’t worth it and move on to a different site.
We are living in the midst of the “I-want-it-now” era, and something as simple as a picture that doesn’t load fast enough can be all it takes for a customer to take their [...]
If you require an effective tool to build up a unique and handy discussion platform, you may always try your hands with Discourse CMS. This is an open-source CMS that can be used as a mailing list, a chat room or a discussion forum.
Here is a short list of benefits you may get, once you’ve decided to try your hands with it:
When you use Discourse CMS, you get a unique opportunity to develop a civilized community that can [...]
When you are creating an eCommerce website, there are always quite a lot of things to take into consideration. For instance, you have to invent an original web design to make your online platform look unique compared to its counterparts. In addition, you need to care about your user experience if you want to attract more online visitors. Finally, you shouldn’t forget about your web performance.
Today, we’re going to speak about web performance and the things it actually influences [...]
When you choose a CDN, you often apply for an opportunity to place your web content on servers located in various parts of the world. Such a simple solution can help you increase your web performance drastically and get a great number of other benefits like:
With a CDN, you can provide your internet users with a better user experience when streaming video and audio files;
When you use a CDN, you often get a better internet connection;
If [...]
Owning an eCommerce website can become a good way for earning some money. However, it doesn’t mean that you will start earning immediately after having launched your own web platform. Your main goal is to attract your website visitors’ attention to the product or service your website is advertising and persuade them to purchase it.
Today, we’re going to give you some tips and clues on how to make your site a profitable one with the help of some simple [...]
Grav CMS is considered to be a complete newbie if compared with its counterparts such as Drupal or WordPress. It’s a flat file and open source CMS that was released in late 2015 and has become extremely popular among web site developers.
The main reasons why Grav is used to create new sites are the following:
It’s a very lightweight CMS;
You can use the Markdown editor to create new content while being online and offline;
You may use a [...]
If you need something lightweight and simple to use to create a website or blog, use Kirtby CMS. It’s a file-flat and file based CMS that doesn’t require any database. Website developers and website owners choose Kirby, because:
It’s really easy to install it (you just need to unzip the files and upload them);
Kirby CMS gives you an opportunity to create and update your web pages easily (you don’t need the HTML/CSS skills to do this);
Loads of [...]
Shopware is a Content Management System or CMS used for creating online stores. When you build up your own online platform for trading goods, you need to make it really understandable and handy in usage. Online merchants use Shopware because:
It has a well-structured backend that simplifies their daily work and helps to economy time;
Shopware features a high-end, trendsetting software basis;
You may easily customize this CMS without making any adjustments in its code;
Shopware is an open [...]