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Speed is king. A recent Finnish/US study (Stanford Persuasive
Technology Lab / Makovsky & Company) said the most important things
when it comes to credibility of a website was 1. Speed of response
for customer service, 2. Comprehensive information attributed to a
Specific source 3. Lists the author's credentials.
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NFO Worldgroup says that overall consumer confidence is sliding, but
ACNielsen and Yahoo report that consumer confidence in the Internet
is growing.
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The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that in June 2002
21% of American Internet users have broadband capability. . .
.This doesn't mean you should start loading your website up with
graphics and other slow loading elements.
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According to Steve Butler writer for Emarketer website development
initiatives have remained at the top of many companies' list of
e-business priorities in 2002, as businesses large and small
continue to see the internet as an important commercial channel. . .
. .Are you investing time and money in your website development or
do you not yet see the writing on the wall?
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More and more people are making their living on Ebay and other
auction sites.
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The Consumer Electronics Association found that in 2002 22% of
consumers are shopping online from work. This is up from 12% in
1999.
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The average price according to ARS Inc for cable rose to $44.95 per
month and $51.82 for ADSL. (note: ADSL stands for "asynchronous DSL.
That means your upload speed is not as fast as your download speed.
