Website performance significantly impacts business metrics. Slow load times negatively influence user behavior - 47% of users expect pages to load within 2 seconds and 40% will abandon a page if it takes over 3 seconds. If a site is slow, visitors are less likely to complete purchases or return to the site. Research shows page load delays above 200ms can lower revenue by 4% and decrease user satisfaction and repeat visits. To improve performance, companies should measure site speeds, prioritize speed in development, adopt technologies like content delivery networks, and optimize features and platforms to serve all users efficiently as traffic scales.
2. What is website performance? It is how quickly your visitors will get your information
3. If your site is slow... ...less visitors will reach your product
4. What is a slow site?* Visitors analysis: 47% expect a web page to load in two seconds or less
5. 40% will abandon a web page if it takes more than three seconds to load
6. 52% of online shoppers claim that quick page loads are important for their loyalty to a site
7. * According to Akamai study: http://www.akamai.com/html/about/press/releases/2009/press_091409.html
8. So if a user visits a slow site... 14% will start shopping at a different site if page loads are slow, 23% will stop shopping or even walk away from their computer.
9. 64% of shoppers who are dissatisfied with their site visit will go somewhere else to shop next time.
10. * According to Akamai study: http://www.akamai.com/html/about/press/releases/2009/press_091409.html
11. Microsoft research on server side delays: Delays above 200ms introduce strong negative impacts on the following metrics: Repeat usage
17. Google concluded... ... that a linear relationship exists between increasing server side delays and user satisfaction metrics, abandonment and declining repeat searches
18. So if you have a slow site... ...you are wasting money
19. What can you do to improve performance? Measure your website performance