Help optimizing website for speed
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Hello,
My website is www.likechimp.com and is a University project. I need to optimise the website for speed as the bounce rate is fairly quick - I feel this could be due to how long it takes web site to load? Any tips in increasing internet speed. I am willing to higher someone if they feel they can help!
Thanks,
L
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Thanks James, you know your stuff!
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Thank you Donna!
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Many thanks, very knowledgeable reply!
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The bounce rate of course results from an endless number of variables. Have you checked your site speed for your intended audience in the 'Behavior' section of Google Analytics? If it's anywhere near something like 10 seconds, then it could be affecting bounce rate by an appreciable amount. But, if it's less than 10 seconds, then I'm willing to bet that the consequence of speed on bounce rate is marginal.
To truly improve your bounce rate, you may need the assistance of someone in UX/UI or conversion optimization.
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Hi xlucax,
You ask a question that does not have a simple answer. There could be many things impacting the slow rendering of your website.
I can see it is a Wordpress website and fortunately, there is much help available. I have curated a bunch of tools and articles on Pinterest that will help you diagnose opportunities for improvement and pull together a plan to speed the site. Here's a link - https://www.pinterest.com/beseenontop/speed-up-your-website/. Then, if you have specific questions, feel free to come back here again and ask.
If you're looking to hire someone to do this for you, Moz has a long list of recommended companies. Start there.
Good luck!
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