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Improving Website Speed

Practical steps to improve loading speed and Core Web Vitals.

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Hawk Site Amp

2026-08-07

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Practical steps to improve loading speed and Core Web Vitals.

Improving Website Speed

Key Metrics

  • LCP: Under 2.5 seconds
  • INP: Under 200ms
  • CLS: Under 0.1
  • TTFB: Under 800ms

Quick Wins

  1. Optimize images (WebP/AVIF)
  2. Minify CSS/JS
  3. Use a CDN (included with Hawk Site Amp)
  4. Enable caching (automatic)
  5. Lazy load images

Advanced

  • Reduce third-party scripts
  • Use system or preloaded fonts
  • Code splitting
  • Optimize server response
  • Remove unused plugins

Hawk Site Amp Advantage

Pre-optimized: global CDN, automatic image optimization, minified assets, no plugin overhead.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Run Hawk Scan

    Get baseline scores.

  2. 2

    Optimize images

    Compress and convert to WebP.

  3. 3

    Reduce scripts

    Remove unnecessary third-party scripts.

  4. 4

    Re-scan

    Measure improvement.

Pro Tips

  • →Images are the #1 cause of slow pages. Compress them.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a good speed score?

90+ on Lighthouse, LCP under 2.5s.

Does hosting affect speed?

Yes. Hawk Site Amp includes global CDN.

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Quick Summary

Practical steps to improve loading speed and Core Web Vitals.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a good speed score?

90+ on Lighthouse, LCP under 2.5s.

Does hosting affect speed?

Yes. Hawk Site Amp includes global CDN.

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Author: Hawk Site AmpReview date: 8/7/2026Last updated: 8/24/2026

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