Website speed matters: Study finds 1 second delay in website load time means a 7% reduction in conversionsA recent study by Akamai2https://blog.kissmetrics.com/loading-time/ claims that if your website takes longer than 3 seconds to load, you could be losing nearly half of your visitors. Find out how your website rates.A one-second delay in page load times yields:11% fewer page views16% decrease in customer satisfaction7% loss in conversionsThus, increased website speed results in improvements in:salescustomer experiencepage viewsconversion ratesDoes website speed matter?We reduced our website load time by 50%.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-handle {border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-left-arrow {border-right-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-right-arrow {border-left-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-handle::after {background:#ffffff;box-shadow: 0 3px 0 #ffffff, 0 0 12px rgba(51,51,51,.5);}.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-handle::before {background:#ffffff;box-shadow: 0 3px 0 #ffffff, 0 0 12px rgba(51,51,51,.5);}.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-handle {background:rgba(255,255,255,0);}.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-before-label:before,.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-after-label:before{font-size:13px;}.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-before-label:before,.fusion-image-before-after-2 .fusion-image-before-after-after-label:before{color:#ffffff;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.15);}And we’ve still got further to go. Soon, we’ll be converting all our video embeds to pop-ups so that they only load for those visitors who want to see the videos.How did we increase our website speed?.fusion-accordian #accordion-29756-2 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-29756-2 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-29756-2 .panel-title a{font-size:25px;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-29756-2 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #fb685e;border-color: #fb685e;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-29756-2 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-29756-2 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #ff8e86;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-29756-2 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordion-29756-2 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #ff8e86!important;border-color: #ff8e86!important;}Here's the technical task listminimising HTTP requestsminifying and combining filesusing asynchronous loading for CSS and JavaScript filesdeferring JavaScript loadingminimising time to the first bytereducing server response timechoosing a better hosting environmentrunning a compression auditenabling compressionenabling browser cachingreducing image sizesusing a CDNusing external hosting platformsoptimising CSS deliveryprioritising above-the-fold content (lazy-loading)reducing unnecessary pluginsreducing redirectsreducing external scriptsFortunately, you don’t have to worry about all that technical stuffAfter we achieved such dramatic results with our own website, we took the next step to make these improvements available to all of our clients.That’s why we now offer website hosting and website speed optimisations to all of our customers. Our hosting services include5GB storageUnlimited bandwidth1GB RAMAnd, we’re offering our customers free website migrations this month (August 2018).LiveseySolar Hosting includesLeading performance technologies to improve performance and customer experiences. All hosting services have CloudFlare technology with Railgun data compression tools implementable with one click installationAdvanced security. We use advanced cloud isolation protocols to prevent the spreading of any malware that breaches the websites we host. If malware violates your website, we won’t just shut you down. We work with you to solve the vulnerability and help your business continue its operations.Balanced service. We never overload our servers with thousands of accounts and limit every server to a maximum of five hundred domains. That gives more than enough resources to ensure we never punish you for consumption via your website or other customers.How can you increase your website speed?If you’re a LiveseySolar client – relax. We’ll increase your website speed in the background and you won’t have to worry about a thing. 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