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Speed it Up or Lose Customers on your Website

Don’t keep your customers waiting online. In order to ensure you get conversions and have a great site visit, you need to be sure your page loads quickly. People have no or limited patience online, and your website experience is no different.

There are some basics things you can do to ensure your page loads quickly, here are a few (so speed it up):

• Limit the number of images
• Limit the size of images
• Limit the number and fullness of the background
• Avoid flash on your pages
• Choose a high-quality hosting service

Here are ten more important tips as recommended by smartwebby.com that will assist in a fast loading webpage. If you need assistance your digital agency should be able to assist. You’ll notice that many of the recommendations surround the theme of keeping it simple.

Point here, keep it moving, keep it simple and make sure your page loads quickly. Speed does matter when it comes to the internet, so speed it up.

Michael Bickerton, Raven5 Ltd, August 2010

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