Do you have a WordPress blog that is slow to load in a web browser?

If so, I recommend that you take steps to speed it up right away, for two important reasons:

1 – Most people will only wait a couple of seconds for a web page to load before clicking the back button and going to a different website.

That means if your blog’s pages load slowly it’s a good bet that many of your potential readers aren’t hanging around to read your posts.

2 – Google is now actively penalizing slow loading pages via their search algorithm. That means fewer visitors will find your blog when they search for a term that’s relevant to it.

Luckily, there are several things you can do to speed up your blog so it can reach its full potential:  [Read more…]