I Analyzed 200 Small Business Websites — Here's What's Actually Hurting Their Performance (And How to Fix It)
A recent analysis of 200 small business websites revealed several key performance issues. Common problems include excessive unused CSS, large image payloads, and render-blocking scripts, which significantly slow down site loading times. The article also offers quick fixes that can be implemented to improve website performance effectively.
- ▪67% of sites have excessive unused CSS, contributing to slower loading times.
- ▪72% of sites have image payloads over 1 MB, which can delay loading by 1-3 seconds.
- ▪83% of sites lack proper email authentication, leading to important emails landing in spam.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3959246) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Performance Dev Posted on May 30 I Analyzed 200 Small Business Websites — Here's What's Actually Hurting Their Performance (And How to Fix It) #performance #tutorial #webdev The 6 Most Damaging Findings (Recap) Signal % of Sites Failing Impact Excessive unused CSS (50%+) 67% +1.4s to First Paint Image payload >1 MB 72% +1-3s to LCP per 100KB Render-blocking scripts 82% +1.8s to FCP on average Missing email auth (SPF/DKIM/DMARC) 83% Proposals & invoices land in spam Inaccessible…
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