Website speed optimisation and Core Web Vitals
We measure how fast your website loads for real visitors, using Google’s Core Web Vitals, and fix what slows it down: heavy images, too many plugins, third-party scripts and underpowered hosting. On a care plan, we keep checking speed after every update so the gains do not slip.
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What’s included
- Speed audit
- Lab tests and real-visitor Core Web Vitals data for your key pages, with the causes identified.
- Image optimisation
- Images converted to modern formats, sized correctly and loaded only when needed.
- Plugin and script review
- Slow plugins, tracking pixels and widgets measured, with a recommendation on each.
- Caching and hosting
- Caching configured, and hosting reviewed if it is the bottleneck.
- Ongoing checks
- On a care plan, speed checked after updates and reported monthly.
Frequently asked questions
What are Core Web Vitals?
Three measures Google uses to judge page experience: Largest Contentful Paint, how quickly the main content appears (good is 2.5 seconds or less); Interaction to Next Paint, how quickly the page responds to a tap or click (good is 200 milliseconds or less); and Cumulative Layout Shift, how much the page jumps while loading (good is 0.1 or less).
How can I test my website’s speed?
Google’s PageSpeed Insights shows lab results and, for busier sites, real-visitor data for any public page. You can also ask us for a free website assessment, which covers speed alongside accessibility and your key journeys.
Why is my website slow?
The most common causes are large images, too many plugins, third-party scripts such as tracking pixels and chat widgets, and underpowered hosting. A speed audit tells you which of these apply to your site.
More Grow services
- Accessibility audits
WCAG 2.2 AA testing, a prioritised fix list and the fixes.
- SEO and search visibility
Technical SEO, structured data and content that answers searches.
- Conversion improvements
More enquiries and sales from the traffic you already have.
- Analytics and reporting
Enquiries, sales and campaigns tracked and reported clearly.
- AI and automation
AI assistants and automations that take admin off your team.
Tell us what your website needs to do.
We reply within one working day with honest next steps.