How quickly a website loads can have a major impact on how successful that site is. Studies have shown that users don’t want to wait for a slow page to load, even when it’s a site they want to visit. If it takes more than a few seconds, they’re likely to close the page and go to another. For ecommerce sites, that results in lost sales.
What can companies do to prevent this? The first step in fixing slow [...]
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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 [...]
If you are looking to speed up your website, a content delivery network is a great solution. But which CDN should you use? There are several options on the market, but in order to make the best decision, you should consider several criteria: Functionality, Pricing, Performance, and Support.
Functionality:
This essentially means “what can the CDN do for you?” You should decide ahead of time which features are the most important to you so you can ensure the CDN you select [...]