{"id":4910,"date":"2020-12-18T11:11:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T11:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/improve-website-speed\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T20:52:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:52:27","slug":"improve-website-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/improve-website-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to improve website speed and performance","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
When we visit webpages we often see that some pages load faster, while others are loading slower. What is the reason of why it is happening? What influences the speed of loading? Why do those faster loading pages attract more people rather than slower ones? How to improve website speed?<\/p>\n
Today we are going to tell you about what is loading speed. Why it is important to keep the keep your website fast. Which elements have an influence on it? As well as how to make your website faster.<\/p>\n
So what is website loading speed? It is the speed of how fast the pages of your website are loading. There are multiple reasons to keep it fast. According to some researches, people who are searching for things they need, are more likely to do it on the fast loading websites. Slow speed reduces the interest rate of a person since he is looking for it now and need the outcome as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
For example, your website is related to selling goods online, and the loading time is 5-6 seconds. Whereas your competitors’ website loading time is 2-3 seconds. It is more likely that customers will visit their website since it is more convenient. That will result in the loss of your profit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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How to improve website speed.<\/h3>\n
Now that we know what the loading speed is the question we have is- how can we make it faster since our current speed is not satisfying us as website owners’. Let’s take a brief scroll on what the reasons can be:<\/p>\n
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- we need to find out if our website is hosted correctly, if it is not it may slow it down.<\/li>\n
- if the website is provided with the caching system, if not it is another reason that slows it down or even may cause the website to crash on loading.<\/li>\n
- if all the media files we have are suited for the web, since every image file has its own weight, the more it weighs the longer it takes to load it.<\/li>\n
- if the plugin used to create the website is coded and working correctly.<\/li>\n
- is the website contains any external information such as additional fonts, ads, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
So let us take a more detailed look at every reason on how can we improve website speed of your website.<\/p>\n
How to choose a hosting company.<\/h3>\n
Hosting, having a good server to set up your website is a crucial point. You need a stable and secure company that provides server hosting to put your website on or get a good server yourself- you don’t want it to be hacked or working on an old server that can’t provide better speed due to lack of operating memory or old processor. As well as not forgetting to create backup files to be sure that in any case you have it safe and working if you face some trouble at some point.<\/p>\n
Next step, after you have found a decent server to host your website, you can try to optimize your website. We will provide you some tips on how you can do it without coding.<\/p>\n