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Colby Cardell
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The 7-minute Speed Check I run on every site (owner-safe)

Mobile speed = trust. Here’s an owner-safe speed check you can run without a rebuild.

1) Measure once (mobile)

Run Lighthouse/PSI on your top page. Record LCP, CLS, INP.

2) Quick wins

  • Images: hero ≤1600px, sections ≤1200px (avoid multi-MB).
  • Lazy-load: add loading="lazy" to below-the-fold media.
  • Fonts: ensure font-display: swap.
  • Third-party: defer non-critical scripts.
  • Caching: sanity check cache headers.

3) Re-measure

Run Lighthouse again and note before → after.


If you want this handled for you—with a before/after report and uptime/SSL monitoring—I productized it:

👉 Website Speed Tune-Up

https://colbycardell.gumroad.com/l/fhvly?utm_source=devto&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=website_care&utm_content=body_cta
Prefer a done-for-you monthly option? → Website Care & Speed — Care ($49/mo)

https://colbycardell.gumroad.com/l/bancxw?utm_source=devto&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=care&utm_content=footer_cta

Live demo (owner-friendly dashboard):

https://website-performancedashboard-demo.netlify.app/

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