UK small businesses are set to miss out on their share of the £5bn online Christmas spending because they are unable to cope with the massive surges in website traffic warns web hosting company Fasthosts.
Website traffic increases by an average of 200 percent over the Christmas period with customers spending an average of £208 each over the 10 week run-up to Christmas.

Although Fasthosts mention this to raise awareness of their hosting packages, internet users should be aware that this increase in traffic may affect their browsing speeds as some sites struggle to cope with the extra demand.