Loop11 for large user tests

As a data analyst I have always been concerned about the lack of ‘hard’ data when trying to assess the user experience of websites. While five users may be sufficient to identify the main usability defects on a website we certainly can’t generalise all our findings. For example, just because 2/5 users dislike blue does [...]

Turbo Charge your Website with a VPS Database

Shared hosting is great and it’s cheap but your database-driven website may be quite slow on a shared database server. We have devised a simple solution to this serious problem. Run a VPS (virtual private server) as a dedicated database server for your website and see you website speed increase dramatically.

Why everyone is judged against Google

Three things have happened to cause a whole new set of challenges for today’s websites: high speed broadband, the explosion of Web 2.0 and the availability of really cheap web hosting. The result is often slow interactive websites that are unfairly judged against the giants of the Internet like Google, Yahoo, MSN and others. Is there anything we can do? Yes there is!

Is Shared Hosting killing your website?

Cheap shared hosting has made it very affordable to host a website. However, if your website uses a database (and these days most websites do) you may find your site is very slow to load. This can result in users leaving your website and never converting into paying customers – obviously you don’t want that! Here are some reasons why your database-driven website may be crawling and suggestions on how to resolve it and retain your customers.

Choosing the right Domain Name

Choosing your domain name is one of the most important decisions you will make for your website project and it is an area most people are not given sufficient guidance.

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