Predictions suggest Cyber Monday online revenue will expand to over $2 billion, making December 1st, 2014 the most lucrative digital shopping day ever! The holiday shopping spree is an incredible, once a year opportunity for online retailers. There could be a whole lot of eyeballs looking at your e-commerce page; are you prepared for this kind of spike in traffic?
Companies hosting e-commerce websites report traffic increases ranging from 3 times to upwards of 10 times the normal amount of traffic. Being ready to handle large traffic spikes is just as important as driving potential consumers to your site.
As for bandwidth, it’s quite common to see consumption more than triple between Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is because the holiday season can represent up to 40 percent of annual sales for retailers. Therefore, if you are in the market to upgrade your hosting, the time is now.
HostDime is offering 25 percent off recurring each month on any new server (shared, reseller, VPS, dedicated) so you can be prepared before that uber-important Cyber Monday rolls around. Just enter coupon code cybermonday before checkout to receive this deal, set to expire on midnight EST on Cyber Monday.
Faster and better performance is guaranteed with HostDime’s fully managed servers. With your own VPS or dedicated server, you have full control over your site, giving you faster transfer speeds for optimum performance. This not only allows for faster page speed but also the ability to process more concurrent orders with less waiting.
HostDime handles the setup of your web hosting account, troubleshooting, and everything in between. We will be right there with you even on holidays to assist you with any issues that may arise on high traffic days. Contact support via phone, online chat, or a support ticket any time, any day.
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Jared Smith is HostDime’s Content Strategist.
Great recurring discounts this year.
Adam, thanks for sharing. I do run several eCommerce websites and have had customers mentioned my sites slowing down during peck hours. I will differently be checking out HostDime.