The eight second rule has been identified  to be the time you have to convince a visitor to stay on your website. This length of time is based on the fact that most websites lose 50% or more visitors within the first eight seconds of clicking onto it.
Eight seconds doesn't seem a long time, but for those surfing the internet it is all they need to make a decision about your website. The rule applies to first time visitors to your website, so, it is important that you create the best...
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Making your website stickier with the eight second rule
Posted August 17th, 2010
The eight second rule has been identified  to be the time you have to convince a visitor to stay on your website. This length of time is based on the fact that most websites lose 50% or more visitors within the first eight seconds of clicking onto it.
Eight seconds doesn't seem a long time, but for those surfing the internet it is all they need to make a decision about your website. The rule applies to first time visitors to your website, so, it is important that you create the best...
34% Of UK shoppers prefer to buy online
Posted August 6th, 2010
A new survey has revealed that when faced with the option of buying online or in a store, 34% of UK shoppers would prefer to buy online.
This statistic shows that high street retail holds an important place in the minds of consumers, but 34% is still a large amount of people.
The stats were revealed after Econsultancy released the results of its 'Habits and Motivations of Consumers' report, which looked at eCommerce consumer behavior in both the UK and the US.
The survey also looked...
The importance of first impressions
Posted July 28th, 2010
With website redesign accounting for around 70% of the enquiries we receive, we already know that perception is everything. A poorly designed website can have a significant impact on how potential customers perceive your company. But, Canadian researchers have found that users form first impressions of web pages in as little as 50 milliseconds.
Take the test yourself; browse the Before & After's in our website redesign portfolio to see just how powerful online perception can be (and...
Chapmans ‘delighted’ with website redesign
Posted July 26th, 2010
Visualsoft received a big thumbs up this week from one of the North’s top destinations for home interiors.
Earlier this month we launched the brand new website for Chapmans Furniture. The website redesign included features such as newsletter system, product filters and image zoom.
Days after the completion of the website, Visualsoft were chuffed to receive a message of gratitude from Chapmans. A spokesperson for the company wrote: “John Chapman and all the staff would just like...
Tees Sport vs3 Site Goes Live
Posted July 15th, 2010
Visualsoft have hit another match-winning point after serving Tees Sport with its brand new eCommerce website.
Tees Sport, the UK’s premier supplier of table tennis equipment, first spoke to us several years ago when it approached us for a website redesign. That impressed by the job we did last time, Tees Sport have come back for more as it asked us to perform another website redesign bringing its site onto a VS3 platform.
As you can see by visiting the new eCommerce redesign at 
