Discover how to test the page load speed of your site and where to find data in the testers to pin point what the problems are.
Speed
Online Speed Testers: How to Read the Metrics
See an explanation of what each online speed tester checks, what each data point means, and which metrics you need to pay attention to the most to make your site as fast and friendly as it can be.
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Google Core Web Vitals: What You Need to Know and Do
Discover what Google Core Web Vitals are, where to test for them, and why your focus needs to be squarely on User Experience now too.
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Best Free Caching and Optimization Plugins 2020 Case Study
See which plugins and methods increased site page load speed the most in this head-to-head test.
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Caching vs Optimization for Site Speed
Discover the unique differences in caching and optimization to speed up the page load on your site and why you need to do both.
WP Fastest Cache Settings
See how to configure the settings and purge cache in WP Fastest Cache. It was a winner in my recent Top WordPress Caching Plugins Head-to-Head Tests and is free and easy to use.
Pinterest Images: Where to Embed in Your Post and Why
I asked pro bloggers where they include their main Pinterest tower image in their blog post and why.
Discover what they said and how their strategies may help you improve your on-page view time and shares.
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Why Squoosh is My Image Optimization Tool of Choice
Properly optimized images are THE best way to ensure your site loads faster.
And saving those images in next-generation file formats helps you get better speed index scores too, and future-proofs delivery.
The Squoosh online app from Google Chrome Labs helps you do both.
And it is so fast and easy to use!!!
See a great tutorial on how to use it, and tips for file formats to use.
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