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The psychology of site speed and human happiness

Speed Curve

In the fourteen years that I've been working in the web performance industry, I've done a LOT of research, writing, and speaking about the psychology of page speed – in other words, why we crave fast, seamless online experiences. In fairness, that was in the early 2000s, and site speed was barely on anyone's radar.

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Best Web Performance Books to Learn Site Speed Optimization

MachMetrics

If you’re looking to read optimization ideas from one of the greatest minds in speed performance, look no further. Author Steve Souders writes about the best practices that he gained as the Chief Performance Yahoo!, and the Head Performance Engineer at Google. and Google, they’ll do wonders for your website!

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Mobile Page Speed Testing

MachMetrics

Mobile use surpassed desktop use years ago, but all too often websites are still being built desktop first and mobile second. In fact, failing to run a mobile page speed test is the number 1 speed testing mistake we see our users make! All of these things can be achieved with a faster mobile speed. Of course not.

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How To Boost Media Performance On A Budget

Smashing Magazine

However, just as out-of-control spending bodes ill in the long run, so does unbudgeted digital media decimate site performance. Of the many factors that affect page-load speed, media is a significant one. And of course, you need to host and deliver your images. billion in annual sales. You can check a sample page for a demo.

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Optimize Images for Web

KeyCDN

When it comes to marketing your website, there are a lot of different aspects to consider, such as speed, SEO, conversation rates, bounce rate, and many others. We normally focus solely on the performance aspect, but today we want to dive into additional ways you can optimize images for the web. Feel free to comment below!

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An In-Depth Guide To Measuring Core Web Vitals

Smashing Magazine

LCP is supposed to measure loading performance and is a good proxy for all the old metrics we in the performance community used to use (i.e. Time to First Byte (TTFB), DOM Content Loaded, Start Render, Speed Index) — but from the experience of the user. CrUX LCP dashboard ( Large preview ).

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Top SEO Trends to Watch Out for in 2023

Official Blog - World Web Technology

Yes, SEO is a long-term approach, but it offers some unparalleled advantages to businesses in terms of brand recognition, visibility, reputation, and of course, web traffic and revenues. Go for lazy loading for images to improve the page speed. This is a fact. Don’t forget to optimize your image titles, captions, and alt text.

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