Is Your Website Running Poorly?

Having a business website that is smoothly and cleverly designed, and offers easy access to all of the important information your clients need is key to maximizing your efficiency and profitability. That is why having a website that runs at high speeds at all times is just as important as making it visually stimulating. A poorly running website can drive away possible customers in a matter of seconds. If your site is slow, choppy, or repeatedly crashing, these are a few possible culprits:

• Overwhelming traffic. You may have more traffic than your current hosting plan can handle. While this is good news because it means your website is getting lots of attention, it also means you’re going to have to change some things up. You likely need a more powerful plan. Contact a hosting service and find out what plan is right for you.
• Too much data. Having tons of data on your website is another thing that can make it lag. One of the most common culprits is large, high resolution photos. While high quality photos can help improve the design of your website, they are never worth giving up functionality.
• Poor coding. If your website was built using code, a technical problem such as lagging or crashing could be the result of badly written code. In this case, if you aren’t a code expert, you might want to consider hiring someone to fix it for you.
• Too much embedded content. Embedding a multitude of videos, slideshows, etc. can slow you down. Host this content on your own page, instead, and keep the amount reasonable.

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