How to Speed up your Web Site to make Google and Visitors Happy

Is your site slow to load? Does it lazy load images with every click? Do you see a high rate of Bounces in your Google Analytics?

When it comes to website optimization, increasing speed is at the top of the list. Google uses site speed as one of the factors to determine ranking, so if you want to be seen on page 1, your site had better be lightening fast.

And it’s not just Google. Your visitors don’t want to wait a second longer than necessary to read your post. If the page takes too long, they will bail.

But how do you analyze your site’s speed? And once tested, how do you lighten the load?

Mari Kane will give you tips and tools to help make your site zoom.

In this Meetup you’ll learn how to manage:

Page Optimization
Testing Tools
Helpful Plugins
Theme Considerations
Hosting Options

There’s a lot to cover in this meetup, so we’ll have to talk fast!

About Mari

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Mari Kane is a writer, blogger and WordPress consultant in Vancouver. She blogs about blogging at her site, Blogsite Studio (http://blogsitestudio.com/wordpress-workshop-relocates-to-big-rock-urban-brewery/), where you can get her latest ebook Escalate Your WordPress Website (http://blogsitestudio.com/subscribe-and-escalate-your-wordpress-website/) free with subscription. Her first ebook, Create a WordPress Website in Ten Easy Steps (http://blogsitestudio.com/create-a-wordpress-website-4-1/) is available too.

Mari also blogs about drinks at Tasting Room Confidential (http://tastingroomconfidential.com/) and about travel at the BC Association of Travel Writers (http://bcatw.org/)site. In addition to blogging and designing sites, Mari tutors business people and creatives about WordPress. She is the organizer of WordPress Workshop.

About Big Rock Brewery

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Big Rock Urban Brewery at 4th Avenue and Alberta Street in Vancouver is the new home for WordPress Workshop Meetups. They offer great beer, a full bar and table service to sate your dinnertime needs.

About RSVPs

Please RSVP now, but as usual, please respect the RSVP process by canceling promptly if you are unable to attend.

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See you at WordPress Workshop!