Building a new website with performance optimization in mind is essential for delivering a fast, reliable, and user-friendly experience. As a professional web developer, here’s my approach to building optimized websites that prioritize speed, efficiency, and user satisfaction from the ground up.
- Choosing the Right Tools and Frameworks: Selecting the right hosting provider, content management system (like WordPress), and development frameworks that prioritize speed and scalability.
- Planning and Structure: Designing a clear and intuitive website structure with minimal navigation levels and easy access to essential content.
- Avoid Large Background Videos and Image Sliders: Using large background videos and image sliders with multiple high-resolution images in the hero section (top) can significantly slow down page load times and negatively impact the user experience.
- Optimizing Content Delivery: Optimizing images, videos, and other media assets to reduce load times without compromising quality. For more details check my other blog post here: How to optimize images for fast website performance
- Implementing Best Practices: Incorporating best practices such as minimizing HTTP requests, enabling browser caching, and leveraging content delivery networks (CDNs) for efficient content distribution.
- Mobile Responsive Design: It ensures the website is responsive and performs well across all devices and screen sizes.
- Performance Testing: Conduct a thorough performance audit using tools like PageSpeed Insights , Pingdom, Webpagetest or GTmetrix.
By following these strategies and best practices, it is possible to build a new website that not only meets but exceeds performance expectations. Optimizing performance from the beginning ensures a smooth user experience and lays the foundation for continued success in the digital landscape.
