Speed audit
PageSpeed and Lighthouse tests on your key pages, with a plain-English list of what's slowing them down.
Website speed optimization for small business sites
Slow pages lose visitors before they see what you offer. We find what's slowing your site down, fix it, and show you the before and after.
How we approach it
Most slow sites have the same few problems: oversized images, too many plugins and scripts, fonts loaded from other servers, and pages built with heavy page builders. We test your main pages with Google PageSpeed Insights and Lighthouse, fix the causes in order of impact, then run the same tests again.
What's included
What you get
Images
Resized and compressed, in modern formats, with the right size sent to each screen.
Fonts and scripts
Fonts served from your own server, unused scripts removed, and the rest loaded so they don't hold up the page.
Caching
Page and browser caching set up and checked, so repeat visits load faster.
Core Web Vitals
Fixes aimed at the three numbers Google reports: loading (LCP), responsiveness (INP) and layout shift (CLS).
Before and after report
The same tests run again, side by side, so you can see what changed.
Process
How it works
Test
We test your main pages and send you the results with what we'd fix first.
Fix
We work through the list, biggest gains first, on a copy of your site where we can.
Retest
Same pages, same tests. You get the before and after.
Keep it fast
Optional care plan, so new plugins and images don't slow it down again.
FAQ
Questions about website speed
Can you guarantee a perfect score?
No. Scores depend on your hosting, your content and the tools your site needs. After the audit we'll tell you what's realistic, and the report shows exactly what changed.
Will my site look different?
No. Speed work happens behind the scenes. If a fix would change something you can see, we ask first.
Do I need new hosting?
Sometimes. If the server is the bottleneck, we'll show you the numbers and explain your options.
Does speed help my Google rankings?
Speed is one of many things Google looks at. The bigger win is that people stay on a fast site long enough to get in touch.
Talk to us about website speed.
Tell us about your site and when you're free to talk. We'll get back to you to set up a call.
Prefer email? info@thepixelforge.net
We reply within one working day.