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Need for Speed:
Website Edition
Presented by Devin Walker

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About Me - @wordimpress
● WordPress-focused Developer
● Enjoy Web Design, Blogging and Golf
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● http://imdev.in
● http://wordimpress.com
● http://soundpress.com

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Website Optimization - What does this mean?

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How Fast is your website?

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Why is Website Performance Important?

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It requires 50% more concentration when
using badly performing websites
http://goo.gl/nDIQj

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The Faster the Website, the Lower the
Bounce Rate and the Higher the
Conversions (more leads, sales... money)

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Milliseconds are Money
● Google: 500ms slower = 20% drop in traffic
● Amazon: 100ms slower = 1% drop in sales
● Facebook: 500ms slower = 3% traffic drop
http://www.carbon60.com/milliseconds-are-money-how-much-performance-matters-in-the-cloud/
http://www.guypo.com/business/17-statistics-to-sell-web-performance-optimization/

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Decrease costs, improve visitor satisfaction

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Matt Cutts
Head of Google Web Spam

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"Google is incorporating site speed as one
of the over 200 signals that we use in
determining search rankings"
- Matt Cutts
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/site-speed/

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A faster website can improve your
search engine visibility

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How to Gauge a Website's Speed

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The 3-second Rule

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Google Webmaster Tools

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Webpage Test - http://webpagetest.org

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Webpage Test - http://webpagetest.org
● Detailed Speed Report
● Nice A-F Grading System
● Ability to Change Browser and
Location of Server

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Pingdom Tools - http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/

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Pingdom Tools - http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/
● Detailed test history
● Default tests are public*
● Commercial company
● No ability to change browser and
only 3-locations

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Google Analytics - http://www.google.com/analytics/

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Google Analytics - http://www.google.com/analytics/
● Measure across entire site
● Content: which pages are slowest?
● Traffic Sources: which campaign corresponds
to faster page loads?
● Geographies: where in the world is my site
slowest/fastest?
● Technology: how fast does my site load in
different browsers?

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Additional Tools
● Google Page Speed Tools
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/
● YSlow (Yahoo)
http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/
● Which Loads Faster?
http://whichloadsfaster.com/
● ShowSlow
http://www.showslow.com/

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How to Improve Website Speed

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#1 Hosting Provider
Who is hosting your website and how are they hosting it?

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#2 Utilize Caching
Page Cache, Database Cache, Object Cache, Browser Cache, Reverse Proxy

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#3 Combine CSS and JS files
Load JS in the footer whenever possible

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#4 Use a CDN
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) will 'put a rocket behind your static content'

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#5 Reduce and Optimize Images
Use CSS3 whenever and wherever possible, save images for web
http://tinypng.com
http://kraken.io/
http://www.smushit.com/ysmush.it/

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#6 Use Compression
Save bandwidth and speed up your website
https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/use-compression

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#7 Use Sprites
One image, fewer HTTP-Requests and faster image loading

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#8 Monitor Your Website
It is always good to know how well your server is performing

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#9 Optimize your Database Regularly
Optimizing database tables regularly will help improve website performance

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#10 Mobile and Tablet Optimization
Use CSS3 Media Queries, JS and server-side technology to speed up devices

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More Ways to Make Websites Faster
Optimization is addictive; after one boost in speed, you'll want more...
● Redirects are expensive; reduce them
● Use a fast DNS web service
● Responsive image replacement
● Minimize CSS bloat
● Optimize server-side code and
intensive database queries
https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/

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Optimization for WordPress
WordPress-specific tips to make your website faster
● Deactivate and delete unused plugins
(and themes)
● Use the Latest Version of WordPress
● Delete post revisions (and deactivate)
● Delete Spam Comments
http://yoast.com/40-wordpress-optimisation-tips/

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Website Optimization is
like Losing Weight

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Thank You!
Questions?
This presentation is available at: http://goo.gl/4jhy0