Ever wake up one morning and think to yourself:
“Jeepers self, if only I could ensure visitors to my website are amazed by its blinding speed!”
If so you’re definitely not alone – the faster your page is, the faster your customers will get responses and ideally stay longer, sign up to your list, buy your stuff and more!
That’s why you’ll love the following (and be sure to return back once you’re done so you can benefit from the additional resources I uncovered for you):
kinsta.com/blog/website-speed-test/
There, you’ll discover goodies like:
“When it comes to your WordPress site, speed is important. This a fact.
Why? First off, website speed is a significant factor in Google’s algorithm. Fast-loading websites can expect to rank higher in the SERPs and attract more visitors. Second, there are all the user experience considerations. If a site loads quickly, visitors are more likely to stick around, read your content, and ultimately convert. In other words, a lightning-quick website unlocks all the good things that webmasters crave.
However, we’re not here today to talk about how to make your website faster. We’ve already covered that extensively in our speed up WordPress guide and article on page speed. We’re here to discuss another common problem we see WordPress users making on a daily basis, and that is running a website speed test incorrectly…..”
and
“…If you don’t know what a content delivery network is, you should first read our in-depth post on why you should be using a WordPress CDN. In 99.9% of scenarios, it will have a huge impact on the speed of your site. Depending on the location of the data center your site is hosted on, and the location of your visitors, we’ve seen a CDN decrease load times by over 50%!….”
and more!
Mastering increasing your webpage speed is a topic that could make for a grand challenge, cheatsheet, tutorial and more. You could structure it like so:
Step 1.) First Check A PageSpeed Tool
Need help with that? Consider:
sematext.com/blog/website-performance-speed-test-tools/
www.crazyegg.com/blog/speed-up-your-website/
Next, move to:
Step 2.) Uncover How To Fix Whatever Needs To Be Fixed
Need resources for that? Consider:
www.codeinwp.com/blog/improve-mobile-page-speed/
ahrefs.com/blog/advanced-pagespeed-guide/
readwrite.com/2021/05/05/what-causes-a-website-to-load-slowly-and-how-to-fix-them/
Finally, move to:
Step 3.) Fix Them!
Need resources for that? Consider:
www.crazyegg.com/blog/speed-up-your-website/
onlinemediamasters.com/mobile-wordpress-speed/
www.ventureharbour.com/improving-site-speed/
Good stuff!
Your takeaway?
It’s in your best interests to have the fastest loading site possible….
Why not take advantage of that today?
Enjoy!