Matt Schmitz is a web performance engineer and director of Dotcom-Monitor’s web performance division. Matt is a leading authority on page speed optimization and has been featured by a number of web performance blogs and media outlets. When he’s not working to make the web a faster place, Matt’s interests include gaming, cryptocurrency, and martial arts.
For years, content was labeled king of website optimization. As we moved deeper into the 21st Century, there was a significant shift. While content remains king of our digital realm, the queen is none other than performance. While website performance and reliability has always been a consideration for Google and visitors, the requirement for optimum…
This should come as no surprise that your web hosting provider plays a significant role in overall website performance. While there are literally dozens of variables responsible for the final speed of your site, if your enterprise is built upon an unreliable server, then your speed and performance will be equally unreliable. Because of the…
If you’re just starting out in the realm of WordPress websites, you may find paying for a hosting plan to be either out of your budget or unnecessary. This is especially true if you’re looking for a free way to host your personal blog or a small affiliate marketing website. In an attempt to save…
The initial attraction to WordPress is not only the ease of installation and customization, but the ease and endless possibilities offered by plugins. Traditionally, achieving the level of user-engagement and dynamic content designs required significant HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP coding knowledge. As you can imagine, this caused countless aspiring website owners to either develop…
When you think about web performance, do you imagine a data center buzzing with the hum of endless rows of blinking servers? Do you feel the foundation of optimum performance rests on the shoulders of servers rather than in the creative hands of designers? Unless you’re well-versed in website infrastructure and operation, it’s easy to…
As a business, your online presence is paramount. Even if you aren’t selling your product or service online, the majority of customers demand a fast and stable website to review. If you are one of the countless online businesses who turn to their website to generate sales and income, then the speed and performance of…
You’re likely familiar with the saying, “An image is worth a thousand words.” When it comes to website content, this phrase rings exceptionally true. As internet technology, and network power, increased throughout the past several years, the importance and value of images rose simultaneously. Now, images are considered a pillar in website content and user-engagement…
In the world of WordPress hosting, there are literally hundreds of different options. Everything from the type of server, to the level of service, you really can find the best WordPress hosting option for your unique requirements. If you’re looking for the ultimate in power, stability and performance, then you’ll probably find your way to…
During the late 20th Century, as the proliferation of websites for personal and business use slowly filled the dial-up connections around the country, HTML was the primary coding language. For years, in order to satisfy the limited network speeds and connectivity issues of live before high-speed internet access, there weren’t very many codes loosely flying…
Do you remember when most website fonts looked pretty much the same? During the infancy of the internet, we essentially had a handful of fonts to choose from. However, as advancements in web technology grew, so did the font offerings. My how times have changed. Thanks to the advent of Google Fonts and Adobe Typekit,…
In the battle of web performance, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the various weapons in your arsenal. From on-page optimization techniques, to server-side manipulation, winning the war of sluggish website performance can feel like a never-ending battle. Thankfully, some of the most successful optimization techniques are also some of the easiest to implement.…
If you’ve spent any time researching website best practices, then you’ve likely come across the topic of compression. Within the realm of web performance, few topics are as important and valuable as taking a standard file size and reducing it for streamlined performance. While there are many reasons why you should focus on file compression,…
Are you interested in staring a WordPress website, but don’t have much money for hosting costs? If you’re like one of the million of aspiring website owners on a budget, then you’re likely tempted to begin your adventure into the realm of websites with a cheap WordPress hosting provider. Because WordPress is a relatively lightweight framework,…
Typically when you think of website performance optimization, it has something to do with increasing visibility via SEO techniques. Although search engine optimization is an essential component of a healthy an active website, it’s not the only type of performance optimization website owners should consider. Instead of optimizing a site for greater visibility, you should…
Are you a professional coder? Do you know how to handwrite dynamic and responsive websites? If so, then why are your reading this article? If you’re like the millions of other webmasters who aren’t fluent in programming code, then your website is likely built upon a front-end framework. Essentially, framework is just as it sounds.…