Why you need a fast website
We’re starting a new series of articles over at the Agincourt Blog around issues that matter to both web designers, and website owners. It’s daunting when you first look into running a website for your small business, and we hope that with a few pointers, you’ll feel a little more comfortable with the jargon and the depth of work that goes into building and maintaining a successful website. Each article will contain information on both what’s important (for business owners), and how to implement it (for web designers), even if you don’t understand some of the technicalities, knowing a rough idea will help you get more out of your web design company.
The first article is about the performance of your website. 40% of people abandon e-commerce website if they take over 3 seconds to load, and even if your website doesn’t directly sell anything, it’s important visitors aren’t made to wait because 39% will do something else (e.g. check their email) and become distracted, and 34% might view some other sites – which may very well be your competitors!
You can view the full article over on the Agincourt Blog.