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Automatically Speed Up Your Site with mod_pagespeed for Apache

mod_pagespeed is an open-source Apache 2.2+ module designed to automatically speed up your site by optimizing the various components of your web pages. The module does this by rewriting page resources using filters that adhere to web performance best practices. mod_pagespeed is the server version of the client-side Firefox module that analyzes web pages using similar best practices.

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What to Expect from a Web Performance Audit – get better search engine rankings with website performance audits

With Google now factoring page loading speed into search engine rankings, having a fast website has become even more important. Exactly how much of a factor speed is in search rankings is open to debate, although anecdotal evidence suggests that speed can affect rankings. One of the first steps companies need to take in improving their website speed is a web performance audit. This article details what to expect in a web performance analysis.

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Velocity 2010 Web Performance Conference

I just got back from the Velocity 2010 Web Performance and Operations Conference in Santa Clara, California. Now in its third year, the conference is a must-see if you are a web performance or network operations engineer. And engineers were aplenty this year, the conference was sold out with more than 1500 attendees.

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PNG24 and PNG Optimization – learn how to optimize PNG files for smooth alpha transparency and small file size

Over 60% of the file size of the average web page is taken up by graphics and multimedia. So graphics optimization is an important step in optimizing web page speed. At an alarming frequency, we have seen large PNG24 and unoptimized JPEGs used on the Web. Large PNG24s should be optimized for file size or converted to PNG8s. This article shows how to optimize PNG files effectively by minimizing their color palettes, and using alpha transparency intelligently.

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Anatomy of a Redesign

WebsiteOptimization.com was designed by the author in 2002, in the age of slower dial-up modems. The design was starting to show its age, so we’ve been quietly working on a redesign to improve the look and conversion rate. This article shows how we redesigned the site, and some of the techniques we used to achieve our goals.

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