In last week’s site performance webinar we learned that almost half of visitors will abandon a site if they perceive a page or feature takes longer than 2 seconds to load.The key is “perceived” page load. Is there a way to entertain...
Topics: performance, Usability

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An under-performing site has serious consequences to revenue – online and across channels.Today’s shoppers have high expectations when it comes to buying online. Websites which take too long to load can result in negative brand perception,...
Topics: General, performance, technical, Usability, Web Design

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One of the testing ideas covered in the webinar Best Ecommerce Tests — Case Studies & Practical Advice to Raise Conversions Before the Holidays is grid view vs. list view in search results.We know from eye-tracking and search engine behavior...
Topics: site-search, testing, Usability, Web Design

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Site Performance: The Need for SpeedIn a 2006 study on site abandonment (.pdf) conducted by Jupiter Research on behalf of Akamai, 28% of online shoppers claimed they would not wait longer than 4 seconds for a page to load before leaving a site. This...
Topics: Conversion, Usability

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My apologies to all our Get Elastic readers, I got a little mixed up about our upcoming webinar this week on site performance Every Second Counts: How Website Performance Impacts Shopper Behavior with Margaret Rivera of Akamai. I had the date correct as..
Topics: General

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