Improving Page Load Times to Increase Ecommerce Conversion Rates
Page speed optimization is about delivering the first meaningful content fast, keeping layout stable, and making every interaction feel instant. Focus on Core Web Vitals on real phones and real networks. Aim for Largest Contentful Paint under two and a half seconds, Interaction to Next Paint as low as possible, and Cumulative Layout Shift under 0.1. Start by auditing critical templates, then strip render blocking CSS and JavaScript, compress and resize images, serve modern formats like WebP and AVIF, and use responsive srcset and sizes. Preload key fonts with font-display: swap, cache aggressively at the edge with a CDN, and enable HTTP 2 or HTTP 3 so multiple assets load efficiently.
Keep optimizing after the first paint. Lazy load below the fold media, defer nonessential scripts, split bundles to ship only what each page needs, and remove unused CSS. Use server level improvements such as object caching, optimized database queries, and persistent connections. Monitor with Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights, and field data from Chrome UX Report or your Real User Monitoring tool so you see what customers actually experience. Set thresholds, annotate deploys, and track improvements against conversions, bounce rate, and SEO so speed work ties directly to business results.
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