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131: Speed Matters To Your Bottom Line. Accelerate Your Shopify Store Through Speed-as-a-Service

eCommerce Fastlane · with Jacob Loveless · February 9, 2021 · 37 min

Summary

This episode emphasizes that Shopify store speed directly impacts conversion rates, SEO, and bounce rates. It highlights how optimizing load times, especially through advanced caching, can lead to significant performance improvements and revenue growth for ecommerce businesses. The discussion focuses on practical methods to measure and enhance site speed for a better customer experience.

Key takeaways

Themes

shopify & ecommerce platformsconversion & croanalytics & attribution

Topics covered

shopify site speed optimizationfirst contentful painttime to interactivebrowser cachingecommerce conversion rateseo for site speed

Episode description

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.In today’s episode, my guest is Jacob Loveless, Co-Founder at Edgemesh. Faster Shopify stores convert more users, have better search ranking and dramatically lower bounce rates.Advanced 'pre-cache' technology helps your customers pre-load content they're likely to request before they've requested it. Edgemesh enabled customers see an average performance improvement of more than 40% in the first week, resulting in real, measurable improvements in your business. Make sure to listen through to the end of today's episode to get access to an exclusive listener only bonus.What You Will Learn TodayHow to painlessly make your Shopify store run and stay 20-50% faster.Understanding the two different methods of how you measure site speed.The meaning of First Contentful Paint and Time to Interactive.Get actionable insights through detailed performance metrics for every page load, on every device.Intelligent browser caching uses your past customer behavior to anticipate what your new customer wants to see. Links And Resources MentionedEdgemeshEdgemesh Portal - 30-day free trial. Use: FASTLANE2021 coupon code.Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podc

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Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about shopify & ecommerce platforms?
Implement a 'pre-cache' technology to proactively load content based on customer behavior, potentially improving performance by over 40%.
What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Understand and monitor key site speed metrics like First Contentful Paint (FCP) and Time to Interactive (TTI) to identify areas for improvement.
What does this episode say about analytics & attribution?
Recognize that faster store speeds lead to higher conversion rates, better search engine rankings, and reduced bounce rates.
What does this episode say about shopify & ecommerce platforms?
Utilize detailed performance metrics for every page load across various devices to gain actionable insights into store speed.
What does this episode say about shopify & ecommerce platforms?
Explore solutions that offer "Speed-as-a-Service" to painlessly achieve 20-50% faster Shopify store performance.

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