SPEED GUIDES
My WordPress speed guide has 500+ comments and has helped thousands of people get better scores in Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights, and GTmetrix. I cover everything from when you sign up for a domain (and why you should switch your DNS to Cloudflare) to faster cloud hosting (i.e. Vultr HF), to optimizing Elementor, fonts, images, and configuring a cache plugin with ideal settings.
CORE WEB VITALS
Learn how to improve the 3 core web vitals which Google will soon use as a ranking factor: LCP, CLS, and FID. I also have guides for specific items in PageSpeed Insights which are mostly related to heavy JavaScript (from page builders, plugins, and third-party code), unoptimized images, and browser resource hints like preload, prefetch, and preconnect. Sounds confusing? No worries, these speed guides will walk you through everything step by step.
HOSTING REVIEWS
Hosting is the #1 factor of speed and can improve TTFB (time to first byte), core web vitals, and Lighthouse + GTmetrix scores. Skip the shared crap and go straight to cloud hosting. I generally recommend Vultr High Frequency (which I use Cloudways for) and have a TTFB of around 200ms. There are lots of BS speed tests out there, so join Facebook Groups to get feedback there. SiteGround has a slow TTFB and went downhill IMO, EIG brands suck (Bluehost + HostGator), and Hostinger writes fake reviews.
WORDPRESS SEO
SEO is pretty simple. Choose a long-tail (low competition) keyword in Google Autocomplete and create in-depth content that’s better than the top results. I generally recommend Rank Math for an on-page SEO checklist, schema markup, and FAQs. YouTube and local SEO have different ranking factors such as engagement signals, GMB, reviews, and geo-targeted content.
Speed Service
We teamed up with WPJohnny who can help make your WordPress site faster. His speed services are perfectly aligned with our recommendations and is who we refer our readers to.
- Page builder removal
- Hosting / server tweaks
- Cache plugin configuration
- WooCommerce optimization
- CDN setup (Cloudflare/Bunny)
- Plugin audit + recommendations
- Bloat removal
- Font optimization
- Image optimization
- Third-party code optimization
- Advanced database cleanup
- Hard coding menu, footer, sidebar, etc
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