How to Boost your Site Speed.

Site speed is a critical part of your online success, in fact Google data shows that a simple 1% increase in site speed will increase conversions by 27%.

If you read our previous article about the importance of site speed, you’ll understand the importance of site speed and are now likely wondering what practical steps you can take to improve the speed of your own site.

Here’s a summary of factors, according to Shopify, that you can adjust in order to improve your site speed

  1. Build for mobile first

  2. Stop using carousels + sliders

  3. Optimise your images

  4. Implement lazy loading images

  5. Load web fonts with font swapping

  6. Create smooth animations

  7. Minimise third-part impact

  8. Pre-connect to third-party domains

  9. Audit your apps

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