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Why should my web site be professionally designed?
1. On the Internet, the first 10 seconds are critical. Look
at these stats on page loading times:
85% of visitors will wait 10 seconds for a page to load
25% of visitors will wait 20 seconds
5% of visitors will wait 40 seconds
Combine this with evidence from psychological research which shows
that most people start thinking of something else after about 7 to
10 seconds and optimal impact is achieved in les than 1 second.
You don't have much time to grab new customers before they're
looking up your competition.
2. Your web site is a reflection of your company. A high
quality website that is branded and provides a rich visitor
experience portrays professionalism and reflects the quality and
service you provide. We've all seen low quality websites that
reflect badly on the owner.
3. As broadband connections continue to increase, (over 40%
of worldwide Internet users have broadband - this will reach 80% by
the end of 2005), so to do people's expectations of websites. What
was once considered to be innovative is now run-of-the-mill. We keep
up with the latest technologies and software to provide streaming
video, flash, javascript, CGI, E-Commerce, search optimisation,
webcams and more!
Worldwide E-Commerce Growth
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Total
($ Billion) |
$657.00 |
$1,233.60 |
$2,231.20 |
$3,979.70 |
$6,789.80 |
|
North America |
$509.30 |
$908.60 |
$1,498.20 |
$2,339.00 |
$3,456.40 |
|
United States |
$488.70 |
$864.10 |
$1,411.30 |
$2,187.20 |
$3,189.00 |
|
Canada |
$17.40 |
$38.00 |
$68.00 |
$109.60 |
$160.30 |
|
Asia Pacific |
$53.70 |
$117.20 |
$286.60 |
$724.20 |
$1,649.80 |
|
Japan |
$31.90 |
$64.40 |
$146.80 |
$363.60 |
$880.30 |
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Australia |
$5.60 |
$14.00 |
$36.90 |
$96.70 |
$207.60 |
Top 10
Percentage of Population Using Internet
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% |
Total Number |
Population |
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Sweden |
74.60% |
6,722,576 |
9,010,700 |
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Hong Kong |
72.50% |
4,878,713 |
6,727,900 |
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United States |
68.80% |
201,661,159 |
293,271,500 |
|
Iceland |
66.60% |
195,000 |
292,800 |
|
Netherlands |
66.50% |
10,806,328 |
16,254,900 |
|
Australia |
65.90% |
13,359,830 |
20,275,700 |
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Canada |
64.20% |
20,450,000 |
31,846,900 |
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Denmark |
62.50% |
3,375,850 |
5,397,600 |
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Korea, South |
62.40% |
30,670,000 |
49,131,700 |
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Singapore |
60.00% |
2,100,000 |
3,499,500 |
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