Web performance metrics track the efficiency (or lack thereof) of any individual aspect of your website’s performance. The first step in improving your website is measuring it. Web analytics such as click-through rates, bounce rates, website business transactions and sales, response times, web server usage, social media interaction, and many other key performance indicators will …
It’s one of the most frequently asked questions I see asked, “I’ve tested my site speed, so now what do these metrics mean?” Don’t worry if you’re confused – there’s a lot to understand. Here we’ll explain what each of the common web performance metrics mean, and how can you use that data to optimize …
Why do fast sites make more money? Because of nobody like a slow website. 14% of your audience will start shopping at another site if your page loads are slow, and 23% will simply stop the shopping experience or walk away from the computer. That has a huge affect on your business bottom line. Getting your …
The way a website is constructed can have a major impact on website speed performance, but developers often have a hard time keeping track of factors that cause slow page loads and other speed-related issues. The PageSpeed Module is one of several free Google tools designed to help assess and improve page load speed times. …
Think about the last time you went out to dinner. Did you order a 5 course meal, but then only eat 2 of them? Of course not, that would be a waste. So then why are you serving an entire page of images to your website visitors when they’re only looking above the fold? I …
We’re happy to announce two new features that many of you have been asking for: custom dashboards and the ability to specify connection speed for your tests. Custom Dashboards If you’re monitoring the speed of a few urls, the default “All Urls” dashboard works just great. But once you get more than 10 urls on …