{"id":1166,"date":"2018-01-04T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T18:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weblinxinc.com\/blog\/business-website-slow\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T15:23:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:23:26","slug":"business-website-slow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weblinxinc.com\/blog\/business-website-slow\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Business Website Too Slow?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">Simply put, if your business website is too slow, it\u2019s going to affect everything you do online. To help you understand why, and how you can fix any lingering issues, there are a few things you have to know\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"user-content__title title title--h3\">Why Speed Matters so Much<\/h3>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">Those of us who were around during the dial up internet era remember a time when people would wait minutes and minutes for a page to load. That seems like a very quaint and outdated notion now, with most estimates suggesting that you\u2019ll lose around a quarter of your website visits after three seconds of page loading time. People simply won\u2019t hang around to see your content, not when your faster competitors are just a click away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">However, abandoned website visits aren\u2019t your only problem when it comes to slow-loading web pages. There are a few other problems that will inevitably come into play:<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"user-content__text text text--list text--list-unordered\">\n\n<li class=\"text__list-item\">Google and the other search engines have started paying attention to website speed. You\u2019ll lose ground in the search listings if your pages load slowly.<\/li>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<li class=\"text__list-item\">Search engines and social media platforms also measure user experience. If lots of people are leaving your site because it loads slowly, that will further depress new visits.<\/li>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<li class=\"text__list-item\">Mobile devices continue to become the default choice for many web searchers. Speed is even more critical when your customers are working with slower connections and limited data plans.<\/li>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p><\/ul>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">When you have fewer people coming to your site, and less of them sticking around, that defeats the purpose of having an internet marketing plan in the first place. Luckily, there are some easy steps you can follow to speed your website up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"user-content__title title title--h3\">How to Make Your Website Faster<\/h3>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">When new clients come to us and we determine that their websites aren\u2019t as fast as they could be, we usually begin by fixing a few issues that slow pages down:<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"user-content__text text text--list text--list-unordered\">\n\n<li class=\"text__list-item\">First, we clear away coding errors, unnecessary plugins, and extraneous HTML. These can cause all kinds of issues that slow websites down.<\/li>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<li class=\"text__list-item\">Often, a web hosting upgrade is needed. For a few dollars a day, you can move your website onto a better server that responds more quickly (and is safer and more reliable).<\/li>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<li class=\"text__list-item\">Sometimes, images, apps, and other on-page elements need to be optimized. This could be because they\u2019re too large, or because they won\u2019t display properly on mobile devices.<\/li>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p><\/ul>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">These three fixes don\u2019t constitute the end of the story when it comes to website speed, of course, but making these changes can go a long way towards speeding a website up and reversing the downward spiral of declining certain visits and user engagement we warned about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"user-content__title title title--h2\">Let\u2019s Check (and Fix) Your Website Speed Issues<\/h2>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">It\u2019s ironic, but website speed issues are usually hard for business owners to detect, but easy for web designers to fix. If you aren\u2019t sure whether your pages are loading quickly enough, particularly on mobile devices, your first step should be to call the <strong class=\"user-content__strong\">Weblinx<\/strong> team today at <strong class=\"user-content__strong\">630-551-0334 x1<\/strong> and let us run a test and audit to measure website speed. From there, we can make some specific recommendations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">Don\u2019t worry, though, speeding up a website usually doesn\u2019t take a lot of time and money. And, it can make a very big difference on your online marketing results. So don\u2019t slow yourself down \u2013 connect with Weblinx today to get started!<\/p>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"user-content__text text\">\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simply put, if your business website is too slow, it\u2019s going to affect everything you do online. 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