KeyCDN

AUGUST 29, 2019

According to Google, the best practice for a website’s speed is to keep it under 3 seconds load time. As we can see from the graph below, this best practice is far from being met for sites based in the United States. Fonts are render-blocking as we discussed in our case study on web font performance.

Google 103

Google Cache Speed Analytics 103

Smashing Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

WebPageTest is one of the few web performance testing tools that actually tests a reload of the page using a primed HTTP Cache — most of the other tools just flag if your HTTP resources are not explicitly set to be cached. 400 pages , jam-packed with in-depth user research and best practices.

Cache 91

Cache Games Performance Website 91

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Google Lighthouse is an open-source tool that checks your page against rules for Performance, PWA, Accessibility, Best Practice, and SEO. That was before pages filled up with dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of analytics tags, tracking beacons, and other third parties that silently push out your total load time.

Performance 133

Performance Metrics Benchmarking Google 133

Rigor

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Case studies abound. At a minimum, Optimal recommends that you have RUM, APM, synthetic, and load test tools set up, instrumented, and producing meaningful data. For that, you’ll want to invest in more robust best-in-breed solutions (like Rigor) that can provide ongoing, actionable reporting.

Website 74

Website Cache Ecommerce Traffic 74

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

This guide has been kindly supported by our friends at LogRocket , a service that combines frontend performance monitoring , session replay, and product analytics to help you build better customer experiences. Study common complaints coming into customer service and sales team, study analytics for high bounce rates and conversion drops.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

You need a business stakeholder buy-in, and to get it, you need to establish a case study on how speed benefits metrics and Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) they care about. Study common complaints coming into customer service and see how improving performance can help relieve some of these common problems. How to get there?

Performance 104

Performance Cache Network Metrics 104

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

You need a business stakeholder buy-in, and to get it, you need to establish a case study, or a proof of concept using the Performance API on how speed benefits metrics and Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) they care about. It will help you build up a company-tailored case study with real data. How to get there?

Performance 145

Performance Cache Network Metrics 145