Comments on: Using Web Design Trends to Improve Ecommerce Shops https://enfew.com/using-web-design-trends-to-improve-ecommerce-shop/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:21:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Enfew https://enfew.com/using-web-design-trends-to-improve-ecommerce-shop/#comment-171 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:54:06 +0000 http://www.enfew.com/?p=6970#comment-171 In reply to William V..

It does. If configured correctly, I’m sure CDN’s provide great value improving site speed etc. Specially if ecommerce site serves lots of media.

]]> By: William V. https://enfew.com/using-web-design-trends-to-improve-ecommerce-shop/#comment-170 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:30:32 +0000 http://www.enfew.com/?p=6970#comment-170 You are absolutely right and that can be a problem with some CDNs. However, most major CDNs provide the site owner with the ability to make configurations and mask the CName provided. Major sites like apple.com or nfl.com (more than certain they use a CDN) deliver a ton of media across the internet, but the user will never get a sense that it is being delivered by a 3rd party… the origin URL provided by the CDN is always masked with the owner’s domain.

As for new file uploads, no new files are ever directly uploaded to the CDN servers. the CDN’s edge servers will always pull the files from the origin server upon the initial request… or whatever rule the owner would like to set.

Hope this makes sense.

]]> By: Enfew https://enfew.com/using-web-design-trends-to-improve-ecommerce-shop/#comment-169 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:42:20 +0000 http://www.enfew.com/?p=6970#comment-169 In reply to William V..

Thanks for comment William, one downside of storing media resources on the content delivery network is that all your content is served from 3rd party servers / url’s and ecommerce site owner doesn’t have full control over these. For example, if in the future owner decides to host media on his own servers back again it will be not so easy to achieve as url structure will be ‘locked’ to CDN network. Just some thoughts.

]]> By: William V. https://enfew.com/using-web-design-trends-to-improve-ecommerce-shop/#comment-168 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:57:08 +0000 http://www.enfew.com/?p=6970#comment-168 The concept of ‘less is more’ is widely adopted by the must successful sites. Users expect richer content and more sophisticated functionality, but it does not mean the site has to be plastered with bold images and filled with onsite applications. users will only be overwhelmed, get frustrated and leave the site… not to mention that it will slow down the site’s response time… another big pet peeve for most users. If your site takes more than 3 seconds to load, start to see a dip in conversion and sales.

In terms of usability, definitely anticipate that users will be accessing the site with different devices… also be wary that the breakdown may vary in different parts of the world. More people in Asia will probably access the site with smartphones vs. in the US. Another element to be cautious about is network latency… the further away your users are from the site, the longer it will take for the site to load/respond. So if your site is hosted in the US and you are selling to Russians, there will most likely be a lag in Russia. You can either invest in hosting solutions in Russia or look into a content delivery network (CDN)

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