{"id":893,"date":"2017-08-28T19:01:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T19:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siteuptime.com\/?p=893"},"modified":"2017-08-28T19:01:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T19:01:27","slug":"3-tips-for-when-your-web-pages-are-slow-to-load-on-your-home-services-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteuptime.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/28\/3-tips-for-when-your-web-pages-are-slow-to-load-on-your-home-services-site\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips For When Your Web Pages Are Slow to Load On Your Home Services Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Page load time is a big part of user experience. But in efforts to achieve a more aesthetic and modernized look, it often takes the back seat.<\/p>\n<p>While visitors appreciate nicely crafted web pages, over-designing can bog down a site.<\/p>\n<p>Do your pages <a href=\"http:\/\/insights.wired.com\/profiles\/blogs\/47-of-consumers-expect-a-web-page-to-load-in-2-seconds-or-less\">load in 2-3 seconds<\/a> or less? If not, you&#8217;re risking lower time on page and session duration. The less time users spend on your site, the less likely you are to make a conversion.<\/p>\n<p>If your web pages slow to load, you&#8217;re also risking your website&#8217;s ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Keep consumers happy with a quick website. Don&#8217;t let seconds be the downfall of your business!<\/p>\n<p>Read on for information about optimizing your site for quick page loads.<\/p>\n<h2>Know Your Speed<\/h2>\n<p>Before making drastic changes to your site, know its speed first.<\/p>\n<p>Google offers a free web-based tool called <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/pagespeed\/insights\/\">Page Speed Online<\/a>. The test analyzes web and mobile speeds. If the site ranks below 80, you&#8217;ll want to make some changes.<\/p>\n<p>Below are 3 tips that will reduce laggy page loads.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Compress and Optimize<\/h2>\n<p>File compression is an easy way to reduce the overall size of your website. For web files, ask if your web host uses <a href=\"https:\/\/betterexplained.com\/articles\/how-to-optimize-your-site-with-gzip-compression\/\">GZIP compression<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is compression doesn&#8217;t degrade the quality of your files, so your video about DIY car repairs or <a href=\"https:\/\/tvinstallationexperts.com\/\">wall mount tv installation<\/a> will remain crisp and clear.<\/p>\n<p>In combination with compression, you&#8217;ll also want to optimize. Image optimization also helps with reducing file size. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saving files in their proper dimensions<\/li>\n<li>Using the proper image file format<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding heavy use of images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When creating images, ensure they are saved for the web.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Use a Content Delivery Network (CDN)<\/h2>\n<p>Chances are you host all of your files on a local server. While this setup is ideal for you, it&#8217;s not the most ideal for visitors outside of your local area.<\/p>\n<p>By using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webopedia.com\/TERM\/C\/CDN.html\">content delivery network<\/a>, your files are hosted on several servers located around the world.<\/p>\n<p>This means that users from other countries download files from a local server. In turn there&#8217;s less bandwidth usage and web requests.<\/p>\n<p>With bandwidth spread across many servers, there is minimal risk of server overload. CDN is also beneficial in that it can help prevent:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Traffic spikes<\/li>\n<li>DDoS attacks<\/li>\n<li>Protection against web exploits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>3. Enable Browser Caching<\/h2>\n<p>Web pages slow to load? If so, enabling browser caching can trim a few seconds off of page load time.<\/p>\n<p>Browser caching reduces the amount of HTTP requests.<\/p>\n<p>When someone visits your website, certain elements of the page are stored in cache. The next time the site is visited, the page loads without sending an HTTP request.<\/p>\n<p>Cache resources such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Image files<\/li>\n<li>CSS files<\/li>\n<li>JavaScript and other script files<\/li>\n<li>Media files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Web Pages Slow to Load? We Can Help<\/h2>\n<p>Having awareness of the state of your website is a must. If your website is slow or down, you&#8217;ll need to know about it.<\/p>\n<p>At SiteUptime, we provide <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.siteuptime.com\/2017\/08\/15\/5-big-reasons-your-business-needs-website-monitoring\/\">around the clock monitoring<\/a>. When your site goes down, we&#8217;ll notify you instantly!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t leave your site&#8217;s availability in the air!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/siteuptime.com\/contact.php\">Contact us<\/a> today for top notch monitoring services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your website is not up to speed then you are losing business! 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