For Revenue’s Sake, Make Website Performance a New Year’s Resolution

SmartBear Software's monthly ROI Report column, the Retailer Web Performance Report Card, kicks off 2013 by looking at how the top 50 retailers’ websites have performed for the first half of January. The holidays are over, but retailers’ websites need to operate optimally throughout the year for maximum revenue. SmartBear's AlertSite checks how retailers’ websites perform with respect to availability and response times, two critical elements I hope retailers have on their list of New Year's resolutions. So far, while there's always room for improvement, I like what I'm seeing in terms of site availability for many of the retailers. For response times, I hope many listen up and heed the warnings.