Server and database tips to improve your site loading speed

The loading speed of your website can greatly affect the number of visitors. Being in the internet marketing industry, you probably already know that having good traffic within your site is very important as this will also determine sales conversion and revenue generation.

If you want to speed up your website load time, you may also want to take a close look at your server and database. This is also a factor that can slow down your website performance if not used properly.

Here are some tips you could implement so your business doesn’t suffer because your website takes too long to load.

• Reduce the need to connect to other servers for images, audio or video. I am aware that searching for content on other servers is unavoidable because this method also provides good materials for your website. Just try to cut it down to the bare essentials. In cases where this can be avoided, do so because every time your website has to connect to another http://, things get a bit slower.

• Also reduce the use of secure pages. There are certain pages on your website that absolutely need to be secure. For example, you should definitely use secure pages at checkout. For other pages on the site you may want to use normal http as it is three times faster than secure pages.

• See if your server memory needs to be upgraded. Prolonged use of the server can make you very comfortable with it, and you often forget that you also need a boost in memory. Additional server memory can greatly improve the performance of your website.

• In addition to checking the server’s memory, also check the database server’s hard drive. A faster running hard drive can definitely make things faster.

• Separate the content server and the database server. Aside from the fact that this will make your website run faster, it is also more secure. Separating the two is very necessary, especially if your website has already increased in terms of the number of visitors.

Since we are focusing on making your website perform at its best, let me share with you a couple of additional tips on how you can make your website perform better.

• Provide an indicator of the loading process for your site visitors. It is good for visitors to know that the page they are trying to access is already loading. This won’t necessarily make your site load faster, but it will give your visitors a reason to stay and wait until the load is complete. However, I must be honest, if your website is running too slow, the loading indicator will not really keep your visitors waiting.

• The number and size of cookies your site uses may also be a factor in the performance of your website. Decrease the number of cookies and reduce the size as well.

Creating a website can be somewhat tedious, but this is a very important factor in establishing an internet marketing business. Take the time to continually improve it so you can maximize your site’s potential. You wouldn’t want to waste all the other efforts you put into site development just because people aren’t visiting it due to slow performance, right?