{"id":3878,"date":"2018-12-31T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/?p=3878"},"modified":"2019-10-29T15:49:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T22:49:38","slug":"6-ways-that-you-can-make-your-website-run-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/6-ways-that-you-can-make-your-website-run-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ways that you can make your website run faster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-24-at-7.58.15-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-24-at-7.58.15-AM.png\" alt=\"website speed\" width=\"597\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-24-at-7.58.15-AM.png 597w, https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-24-at-7.58.15-AM-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is nothing more frustrating for shoppers and business owners than a super slow webpage. Not only does the speed of your website has the power to determine your sale strength, but it also determines your page views and ad revenue. That being said, if customers become easily annoyed waiting around for each page to load, chances are they will take their business elsewhere. So, how about we share a few secrets that could help to improve your website speed as well as make it more user-friendly.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/6-ways-that-you-can-make-your-website-run-faster\/#Upgrade_your_hosting_plan\" >Upgrade your hosting plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/6-ways-that-you-can-make-your-website-run-faster\/#Make_your_website_images_internet-friendly\" >Make your website images internet-friendly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/6-ways-that-you-can-make-your-website-run-faster\/#Delete_unnecessary_plugins\" >Delete unnecessary plugins<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/6-ways-that-you-can-make-your-website-run-faster\/#Optimize_JS_and_CSS_files\" >Optimize JS and CSS files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/6-ways-that-you-can-make-your-website-run-faster\/#Always_remember_to_cache\" >Always remember to cache<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/6-ways-that-you-can-make-your-website-run-faster\/#Run_your_website_through_GTmetrixcom\" >Run your website through GTmetrix.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upgrade_your_hosting_plan\"><\/span><b>Upgrade your hosting plan <\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the easiest ways that you can speed up your website is by looking at your server. Startup e-commerce businesses usually keep things cheap by signing up for shared hosting. However, if your website has grown in usage and content over the months or even years, this is a contributing factor that can overpower your website speed. Sometimes simply upgrading your basic shared plan to your own dedicated hosting plan will be a scalable solution to your speed problem. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_your_website_images_internet-friendly\"><\/span><b>Make your website images internet-friendly<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your image sizes that are used on your website can make a huge different to your website speed. Easily put, the larger your content\/images, the slower your site will run. A simply way to counteract this problem is by shrinking the file sizes of your images or reducing the number of images you are using. Since your website requires some images to maintain its alluring personality, perhaps changing the resolution, compressing the picture or cropping the photo may help with your image optimization. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_unnecessary_plugins\"><\/span><b>Delete unnecessary plugins <\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A website requires some basic plugins in order to maintain a user-friendly practicality. That being said, too many plugins can drastically reduce the speed of your site. It\u2019s important to be minimalistic and set some time aside to make sure that the plugins you\u2019ve invested in are working well for you. Evaluate each one and if you don\u2019t use it anymore or if there are new and improved plugins that may work better, consider deleting or upgrade your plugin to maximize your page\u2019s speed. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Optimize_JS_and_CSS_files\"><\/span><b>Optimize JS and CSS files <\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two ways that you can go about this optimization, minification and gzipping. However, for the best results, you want to use both methods together. You can have a developer install a plugin that will allow you to minify and gzip your CSS and Javascript. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Always_remember_to_cache\"><\/span><b>Always remember to cache <\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web pages tend to store static files (HTML documents and images) in order to allow visitors to access a page quicker, because the database is not required to retrieve a file every time. Although caching can be incredibly beneficial, the main problem is that it only works well for repeat visitors (since the page has to load the files once before it can store them). <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Run_your_website_through_GTmetrixcom\"><\/span><b>Run your website through GTmetrix.com<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GTmetrix.com analyzes your website\u2019s metrics to see how it\u2019s rated by Google Pagespeed and YSlow. If your website grade is rather low, let Numinix work towards achieving you an A. After all, we\u2019ve optimized these high-rated websites, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/zeusejuice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zeusejuice.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/atmosphericadventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">atmosphericadventures.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/uniquecondom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uniquecondom.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. So, if you\u2019re having website speed troubles, contact Numinix and ask about our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/shop-by-ecommerce-platforms-service-bundles-c-179_229\/zen-cart-speed-optimization-service-sv-890?utm_source=Blog_December2018_WebsiteSpeed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">speed optimization service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any other website speed tips that you can offer our readers? Drop a comment below if you do!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is nothing more frustrating for shoppers and business owners than a super slow webpage. Not only does the speed of your website has the power to determine your sale strength, but it also determines your page views and ad revenue. 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