Tag Archives: speed monitoring

Monitor Site Speed with Torbit Insight

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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Measure Site Speed

The site is loading slow. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve received this message over the years when working with clients. Site speed is incredibly important… it can reduce bounces, keep visitors engaged, get your site ranked better in Google, and ultimately lead to more conversions. We love fast sites… it’s one of the first issues we attack with a client (and also why we host WordPress on WPEngine – that’s an affiliate link). Getting a note that the site is slow is frustrating because it could be … Continue reading →

Marketing Spending is Shifting to Search

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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I was just speaking at a regional Sharp Minds event and explaining Search Engine Dominance in Web 2.0. Much of business blogging’s success and the move into the social media for corporations has been driven by Search Engines. It’s not enough to build a cool site and wait for it to be found – you need to make your site findable and find other mediums to spread the word. Here’s some highlights taken from the survey results: SEMPO has released an analysis today at the Search Engine Strategies conference. While … Continue reading →