5 Free Tools that Test and Optimize Web Performance

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• 5 Free Tools that Test and
• Optimize Web Performance

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Speed is a deciding factor for any web page. The
faster your site, the more likely a customer is
to stay on it, instead of just closing it in
frustration after waiting too long. It also helps
your site get ranked higher in Google Search. A
fast page is a good page in the eyes of search
engines, users and search engines. But how do
you know if its fast? You test it. Then you
optimize and test it again. Heres a list of five
free tools that help you do just that
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1. Google PageSpeed Insights
Speed is one of the more important SEO factors.
And who to better test your SEO than the biggest,
most-known search engine? Googles PageSpeed
Insights give your site a grade from 1 to 100,
indicating how well it is performing. The higher
the better. You want to aim for low 80s for a
really responsive site. PageSpeed Insights
measure how long it takes to render the first
information on the webpage, called above-the-fold
content. This is what you can see without
scrolling. It also gives you the time it takes
for your page to fully load, as well as mobile
optimization. Indicators include button sizes,
fonts, viewpoint configuration and others.
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2. GTmetrix
GTmetrix is a really useful tool that combines a
bunch of others into one. You get a grade from F
to A, A being the best. Results are broken down
into five different categories PageSpeed,
YSlow, waterfall breakdown, video and history.
The first two are other tools. A waterfall
breakdown details all interaction between a user
and your web page when they try to access
different types of content. GTmetrix also lets
you switch up browsers to see how that affects
your performance. Additionally, you can even
check your stats with add-ins like Adblock Plus.
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3. Pingdom
Pingdom is one of the best-known tools out there.
It rates your site from 1 to 100, again, higher
is better. It also splits its report into four
sections waterfall breakdown, performance grade,
page analysis, and history. Moreover, you get a
bunch of useful general stats like how big your
site is, how many requests each domain gets and
what content is requested most often.
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4. WebPageTest
WebPageTest does a lot of what the above
mentioned tools can, but offers a few specific
things that might be extremely useful depending
on your situation. For example, it offers tests
from over 40 different locations. If youre
looking to conquer the global market, its worth
a look. Additionally, you can chose from over 25
different browsers, including mobile. WebPageTest
might give you a more accurate representation of
your sites performance than most other tools,
since it does a first view and repeat view.
When you test your site for the first time, the
DNS lookup delay might be longer than normal.
WebPageTest takes that into consideration.
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5. DareBoost
DareBoost will help you make your site better
even if youre not that well-versed in
optimization. It spits out a mark between 1 and
100, splitting it into successes, improvement
suggestions and issues. DareBoost can give you
example on any of those points, telling you how
to improve on the or why you should consider
changing something. You can also download your
report as PDF or even start monitoring it. That
lets DareBoost periodically check it and sends
you an email alert if a new issue appears.
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