If lead conversion, search engine optimization, and user engagement matter to you then website speed should be high priority. Fast-loading websites get more sales, more users, and higher search engine placement.
Just think, if you visit a website and it takes longer than a few seconds to load, are you going to wait for it – a lot of people won’t.
In fact, 47 percent of people expect a website to load in two seconds or less. If it takes any longer, that’s where you’ll begin to see users begin to drop off. As a starting point, here are 9 easy ways to improve website speed.
1 – Use Google PageSpeed to Test Your Site
Google PageSpeed Insights works to improve latency and bandwidth usage, through implementing resource changes according to web performance best practices. PageSpeed doesn’t require you to change content or workflow. It’s an easy tool to use and it also allows you to do some basic speed improvement work. You can also Install Google PageSpeed on your server to optimize your site automatically.
You can also use a page speed check that allows you to test hundreds of URLs automatically. All you have to do is enter a URL, and the tool crawls the website and determines the page speed scores for each subpage. The data yielded is identical to the data of Google PageSpeed Insights.
The tool is free and can be used without registration at … Read more