⚡ Do you know why people can only perceive changes of more than 20%? How does this affect web performance work?

Learn about the psychology of speed: how its perceived and how to make it feel as fast as possible.

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https://calibreapp.com/blog/perceived-performance

⚡ Poor TTFB indicates that your servers aren’t responding quickly enough, which can cause cascading performance issues for the entire page-loading process.

Here’s how to ensure a good TTFB measurement:

🔹 upgrade your hosting
🔹 use a CDN
🔹 reduce DNS lookup time
🔹 always default to server-rendered HTML

#webperf #perfmatters

https://calibreapp.com/blog/time-to-first-byte

⚡ Slow websites don’t become fast because of individual, one-off tactics. We need constant efforts in keeping optimal web performance.

Here’s our take on web performance sustainability.

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https://calibreapp.com/blog/improve-core-web-vitals

⚡ Image optimisation is a relatively easy fix with potentially high rewards. Many tools can be used by anyone on your team, without prior knowledge.

We compiled:

🔹 Image compressors
🔹 Image formats
🔹 Content delivery networks characteristics
🔹 Compression algorithms
🔹 Placeholder techniques

#webperf #perfmatters

https://calibreapp.com/blog/image-optimisation-guide

⚡ You don't have to be a developer or an expert to start thinking about web performance. We prepared five begginer-friendly tips on how to get started.

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https://calibreapp.com/blog/beginner-speed-optimisations

⚡ We are big fans of proactive performance. So many areas of building for the web have quality assurance steps that prevent releasing regressions. Why not web performance?

Here’s why it’s better to start on web performance today.

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https://calibreapp.com/blog/proactive-performance

⚡ Can performance be a competitive edge for companies who want to stand out with their content?

With performance and user experience contributing to Google Search Ranking—we think yes.

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https://calibreapp.com/blog/performance-competitive-advantage

⚡ There are a near-limitless number of ways you could try to measure web performance, and some are far better than others.

These 7 performance metrics allow you to understand how your web page performs across several different page load aspects.

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https://calibreapp.com/blog/performance-metrics-to-track

🛠️ Performance Tools Wednesday time!

Waterfaller by Tim Bednar: create actionable development tasks from PageSpeed Insights results.

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https://waterfaller.dev/

⚡ There are distinct patterns in common web performance issues, such as:

- large media files
- unoptimised WordPress plugins
- mishandling font loading
- resource priorities
- bloated and blocking JavaScript
- heavy third party scripts
- misconfigured CDNs

Addressing even one of them can bring a speed boost.

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https://calibreapp.com/blog/causes-of-slow-websites