How I made my website LOAD 86% FASTER
Okay, real talk—my site used to take nearly 9 seconds to load. Not great, right? But now it’s clocking in at under 2 seconds, and I’m going to show you exactly how I did it, step by step, no tech degree required.
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Pagespeed Insights - https://pagespeed.web.dev/
GT Metrix - https://gtmetrix.com/
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Chapters (14)
From 8.7s to under 2s load time
0:35
Why fast websites matter in 2025
0:59
Tools to check site speed: PageSpeed Insights & GTmetrix
1:50
Diagnosing problems: Render blocking, images, etc.
3:00
Step 1: Turn on caching with WP Rocket
4:28
What caching does and how it helps
5:45
Fine-tuning cache settings and exceptions
7:00
Step 2: Optimize images with WP Rocket + Imagify
8:30
Lazy loading, background images, video iframes, and fonts
10:00
Using next-gen image formats (WebP) and resizing
12:00
Smart compression and saving original images
13:50
Step 3: Minify & combine CSS and JavaScript
15:25
Render-blocking CSS: what it is and how to fix it
16:40
Async and deferred
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