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Website Speed Guide

Sites that take more than 3 seconds to load lose half their visitors. Here's how to fix yours — without a developer.

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Slow sites lose money. Beyond ranking penalties, every additional second of load time drops conversions by an average of 7%. The good news: 90% of small business sites can dramatically speed up by fixing just three things.

Run a free check, then work through the priority list below. Most owners can knock out the top wins in a single afternoon.

Compress images (WebP/AVIF format)
Remove unused plugins and scripts
Use a CDN (Cloudflare is free)
Lazy-load below-the-fold images
Pick a real host (not the $1.99 option)
Defer non-critical JavaScript
Use system fonts or self-host webfonts
Cache pages aggressively

Frequently asked questions

Under 3 seconds on a typical 4G mobile connection. Under 2 seconds is excellent. Anything over 4 seconds and you'll see significant traffic loss.
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