{"id":55,"date":"2025-04-30T07:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T07:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/momekh.com\/serverboy\/?p=55"},"modified":"2025-04-30T07:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T07:43:06","slug":"why-page-speed-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momekh.com\/serverboy\/2025\/04\/30\/why-page-speed-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why page speed matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When was the last time you were worried about page speeds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You probably worry a lot about it, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why page speeds matter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For every 2 seconds that your page takes to load, you lose 3,000 US dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t have 3,000, then you start owing that amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a complete racket I tell ya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page speed -> $$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some real research, here is the link that you will open in new tab and never read it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So now we know and are convinced with cold logic, that we need to increase our page speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caching plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You install caching plugins on your WordPress and your site is faster than them lambos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is at least faster than it was before installing them lambos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"2021<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So that\u2019s a good start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course you don\u2019t know your page cache from your object cache. But that\u2019s what lambo drivers do, right? It\u2019s the souuund dude, right? Who cares what\u2019s a v12 or a 12v or whatever\u2026it looks good, it sounds great and I am now poor, but hey, it\u2019s fassst dude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the moment you have a big family, the lambos stop making that much sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can put in a family in a lambo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You alone? Got a friend with you? Sure. Lambo all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But with 5 kids, 11 friends each. And now your server is crashing, and your cache is hiding in the basement, along with your asset optimization attempts in Hummingbird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lambo
Man, you gotta love ChatGPT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lambos go a long way, but not all the way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is when you start looking at MPVs, those 8 seaters. You know, be practical, save money and get the work done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter Server Side<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many servers already have server-side caching, and any decent hosting provider gives this type of caching for your WordPress installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But now those servers will cost you more than your Hostgator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fantastic Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I was paying almost US$ 70 every month just for hosting on a managed server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The server was fantastic. Their support is what made that hardware feel that special. Really. I was with Premium WPMU Dev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, that is how you name your company. Just start saying words and acronyms till your reach Dev. Then stop. That\u2019s your name. Now go and make some money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any case, I had two servers. One on Hostgator. And one with WPMUDev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Reseller Server on Hostgator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I am not going to lie: Hostgator was also quite good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I was on their Reseller (kind\u2019a still am). And they don\u2019t even offer Reseller anymore. I am legacy. Grandfathered into whatever they are grandfathering people into.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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