Speed is an important ranking factor. Your blog or website speed directly affects user experience, and Slow-speed websites never have a chance to outrank sites that load faster.

According to SemRush, "if your site loads in 5 seconds, it is faster than approximately 25% of the web."

Who does not like a fast website? Ask yourself! Do you not like a website that loads within a couple of seconds? Or do you like waiting for minutes before the page loads?

You have the answer!

Now the question is how you can improve your website load speed.

Many factors affect your website speed, such as;

  • Javascript
  • Fonts
  • Images
  • Videos
  • Map

You should know that even though some of these things are necessary for your website, you can still optimize them to improve your website speed.

But how to find out what you should optimize?

Many speed optimization tools are available online that display your website's issues and suggest improving your webpage speed.

Let's find out what these speed-testing tools are.

Google Pagespeed:

Google Pagespeed is one of the oldest and most authentic tools to check your website speed.

  • Just go to https://pagespeed.web.dev/.
  • Type your website address in the box and hit "Analyze"
  • The result will display the Core Web Vitals Assessment for Mobile and Desktop.

Also, you will see Opportunities to improve your website speed and core web vitals score.

Follow the suggestions and improve your website performance, accessibility, best practices, and SEO score.

Google Pagespeed will suggest you eliminate render-blocking scripts and unnecessary or heavy fonts and optimize images with next-gen formats like webP.

GTmetrix:

GTmetrix is also a popular and one of the oldest website speed-testing tools.

With GTmetrix, you can check How fast your website loads.

Visit the GTmetric website.

Type your website address in the box and hit "Test Your Site."

GTmetrix report of your website will display the following:

  • GTmetrix Grade with performance and architecture score.
  • Web Vitals score with LCP, TBT, and CLS.

The GTmetrix waterfall tab displays the factors causing low speed, such as high-resolution images, heavy videos, javascript, etc.

You can fix them to improve your website speed. Not only that, but GTmetrix also teaches you how you can improve your website speed.

Pingdom:

Pingdom is another tool to check your website's speed and errors. Even though it is not updated for core web vitals, it offers everything you can find in a traditional website speed tester.

You can check errors and speed scores and find suggestions to fix speed issues.

 

Conclusion:

Website speed is essential for the user. Fast-loading websites attract more visitors and grab more followers than low-speed websites.

Use the above tools to optimize your website speed and improve your search presence.