Google confirmed it: site speed is a ranking factor. 53% of mobile visitors leave a site that takes over 3 seconds to load. Speed costs rankings.
Quick Fixes for Small Business Sites
- Compress images before uploading. TinyPNG. Free.
- Use a CDN. Cloudflare free plan.
- Remove unused plugins and scripts.
- Enable caching.
- Minify CSS and JavaScript.
Test for Free
Google PageSpeed Insights. Enter your URL. Get a score and specific fixes. Most sites can hit 70+ with 30 minutes of work.