Do you want an instant increase in traffic? For some of you, it’s as easy as changing the web host! Last week, I finally made the leap to a Media Temple from my previous shared hosting plan. The results were surprising, to say the least.
I compared data from the Monday to Friday before the switch to the Monday to Friday after the switch, and the results speak for itself. The reason why I used Monday to Friday is because I want:
After I had changed to a new host, the responsiveness of my sites was much improved. In fact, even my wife, who know nothing about hosting and the like, told me that the sites seem to load much faster after I changed to Media Temple. I was capturing the impatient visitors that would otherwise click somewhere else. I had known before I switched that this was possible, but I never knew that it would be to this extent. As you can see, I gained 15.38% more visitors! I’m so happy with changing that I’m kicking myself for not doing it earlier!!
The importance of branding is undeniable as stated before. Do you want your readers to feel that your site is slow and sluggish or do you want them to see that your site is snappy and quick? Just ask yourself. Which site would you rather visit when you are browsing?
I know that when I go to a site that’s slow, I get fed up easily when every action (click on a new page, comment, etc.) take 1-2 seconds to load. I can perhaps tolerate it a couple of times if I am already familiar with that site, but I will just stop going there eventually if it’s a constant struggle to read the articles.
I found that after I changed hosting companies, writing an article and overall site maintenance take less time! This is perhaps one of the most crucial and least talked about the benefit of having a quick loading blog. It might be half a second here and a few seconds there, but they add up! Instead of waiting for that plugin to install or the post page to load, I'm productive!
I compared data from the Monday to Friday before the switch to the Monday to Friday after the switch, and the results speak for itself. The reason why I used Monday to Friday is because I want:
- to compare the same number of days
- to chose business days as I get the bulk of the traffic on those days and the larger the sample, the more accurate stats tend to be
What the Numbers Tell You
- Switching to a better hosting company increases traffic (or at least sets you up for it). Here’s why it works.
- Visits and Pageviews Increased
After I had changed to a new host, the responsiveness of my sites was much improved. In fact, even my wife, who know nothing about hosting and the like, told me that the sites seem to load much faster after I changed to Media Temple. I was capturing the impatient visitors that would otherwise click somewhere else. I had known before I switched that this was possible, but I never knew that it would be to this extent. As you can see, I gained 15.38% more visitors! I’m so happy with changing that I’m kicking myself for not doing it earlier!!
