Visitors don't wait. Every second your website takes to load, you're losing potential customers to faster competitors.
A slow website costs you visitors before they ever read a word. Speed affects search rankings, first impressions, and conversion rates all at once. The most common causes are fixable: oversized images, underpowered hosting, excessive plugins, and missing caching. Addressing them improves every metric that matters to your business.
When was the last time you waited more than a few seconds for a page to load? You probably can't remember, because you didn't, you clicked away. Your visitors do the same thing.
Website speed affects everything: how visitors perceive your business, whether Google shows you in search results, and ultimately, whether people become customers. A slow website isn't just annoying, it's actively working against your business.
Core Web Vitals are Google's way of measuring real-world user experience. They look at:
Fail these metrics, and Google may rank you lower than faster competitors, even if your content is better.
For most small business websites:
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Start with the cornerstone guideWhat makes a website healthy and why it matters, in plain language.
Read the Website Health Basics guideHow speed shapes leads, rankings, and trust, and what fast enough means.
Read the How Fast Should a Website Load? guide Common problemWhy a weak mobile site quietly loses most of your visitors.
Read about Poor Mobile Experience Common problemThe hidden costs of letting your website age.
Read about Outdated Website Common problemHow security warnings quietly erode customer trust.
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