Do you have a YouTube channel? Looking for ways to keep viewers watching longer? Fine-tuning the way you set up your YouTube videos will increase the number of views your channel generates and also deliver longer viewing sessions. In this article, you’ll discover four ways to increase your YouTube watch time. What Is YouTube Watch [...]
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The following is an extract from our book, Lean Websites, written by Barbara Bermes. Copies are sold in stores worldwide, or you can buy it in ebook form here.
Why do people leave a website? There could be many reasons, such difficulty finding what they are looking for. But there's a good chance users leave a site because it feels too slow to load. In this section, I want to draw some attention to psychology, and how it plays a big role in our perception of speed and performance.
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As psychologist Jeremy Dean points out, time doesn't fly when we are having fun. When do we experience fun? Clearly, it's not when we have to wait. Who likes to wait, especially in this world of constant news and response? Nowadays, people desire instant satisfaction and have very little patience. Amazon offers one-day delivery; a cab shouldn't take longer than ten minutes to arrive. We've become a society where waiting is not acceptable anymore especially when it comes to the online world. When we visit websites, if we don't get an instant response, a competitor's site is just a click away.
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We’ve been talking a lot about web hosting recently. It’s important that your hosting plan matches the needs of your website, and your hosting provider is reliable, responsive, and around for the long haul.
What if you’ve realized that your current plan doesn’t meet your needs. Or you’re dissatisfied with the service of your current provider? What’s involved in moving your WordPress site from one hosting provider to another? How can you achieve this without major headaches or downtime?
I have to admit I’ve been thinking about changing hosting providers for a while, but since my websites were actually up and running, there wasn’t a sense of urgency. So I procrastinated.
It seems that a lot of people procrastinate about changing hosting providers. Here are three reasons why:
In this article we’ll explain what’s involved in a WordPress migration. Then we’ll show you how you can simplify the process by the use of plugins, or by passing the job on to someone who will just do it for you.
What’s the best way to migrate your website? Read on and decide for yourself.
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