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Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse and real-user audits that turn a slow site into a fast one — with measurable gains in conversion and rankings.

LighthouseWeb VitalsCDN

Overview

What you get.

  • Lighthouse 95+
  • CWV pass
  • Real user gains

Speed is a revenue lever: slower pages lose visitors, rankings and sales. We measure with both lab tools (Lighthouse) and field data (CrUX, RUM) so we fix what real users actually experience.

Each fix is prioritised by impact versus effort and verified with before/after metrics — no guesswork and no vanity scores.

Performance work fails when it's treated as a score chase. A perfect lab score on a fast laptop means little if your real customers are on mid-range phones on patchy networks. We prioritise field data and your most valuable pages.

We also address the usual culprits that engineering alone can't fix — heavy marketing tags, unoptimised hero media and third-party widgets — and give your team practical guidelines to keep them in check.

Why it matters

The problem we solve.

01

Speed influences conversion

Faster pages keep visitors engaged and reduce bounce, particularly on mobile.

02

Core Web Vitals affect search

Google uses real-user experience signals as part of page experience.

03

Slow sites cost more to run

Heavy pages and inefficient queries raise bandwidth and server bills.

04

Accessibility and speed overlap

Lean, semantic pages perform better for people on slow devices and connections.

Scope of work

What’s included.

01

Performance audit

Lighthouse, WebPageTest, CrUX and RUM review with a ranked fix list.

02

LCP / INP / CLS fixes

Hero images, render-blocking resources, long tasks and layout shifts.

03

Bundle optimisation

Code splitting, tree shaking, dependency pruning and lazy loading.

04

Image & font strategy

AVIF/WebP, responsive srcset, preloading and font subsetting.

05

Caching & CDN

HTTP caching, edge caching, compression and TTFB reduction.

06

Backend & database

Query tuning, indexing and API response optimisation.

Ideal clients

Who this is for.

01

Ecommerce stores

Shops losing sales to slow product pages and checkout.

02

Publishers and content sites

Sites with ad scripts, large images and poor CLS.

03

SaaS marketing sites

Teams seeing poor Lighthouse and vitals after years of additions.

04

Web apps

Dashboards and apps with slow interactions and large bundles.

How the project runs

Our process.

Transparent milestones, weekly demos and one point of contact from kickoff to launch.

  1. 01

    Measure

    Baseline lab and field metrics across key templates and devices.

  2. 02

    Diagnose

    Waterfalls, flame charts and bundle analysis to find the root causes.

  3. 03

    Prioritise

    Fixes ranked by impact vs. effort with expected gains.

  4. 04

    Implement

    Changes shipped behind preview deployments and verified.

  5. 05

    Verify

    Before/after comparison on lab and real-user data.

  6. 06

    Guard

    Performance budgets and CI checks to prevent regressions.

Quality bar

Standards we hold.

01

Measured before and after

Every optimisation is verified with data.

02

Real-user first

Field metrics guide priorities over synthetic scores.

03

No breakage

Visual and functional regression checks ship with every change.

04

Sustainable gains

Budgets and CI gates prevent performance from sliding back.

Tooling

Technology stack.

Measure

LighthouseWebPageTestCrUX

Monitor

Web Vitals RUMSentryVercel Analytics

Delivery

CDNBrotliHTTP/3

Build

Bundle analyzerWebpack / Turbopack

Glossary

Terms we use.

LCP
Largest Contentful Paint — how fast the main content appears (target < 2.5 s).
INP
Interaction to Next Paint — responsiveness to input (target < 200 ms).
CLS
Cumulative Layout Shift — visual stability (target < 0.1).
TTFB
Time to first byte — server and network response time.
Critical rendering path
The steps the browser takes to display the first pixels.
Performance budget
A limit on page weight or timings enforced in CI.
Lazy loading
Delaying off-screen images and scripts until they're needed.
Render-blocking resource
CSS or JS that prevents the browser from displaying content until it loads.

FAQ

Common questions.

What scores can you guarantee?

We target Lighthouse 95+ and passing Core Web Vitals on key templates, but real results depend on your stack and third-party scripts — we set targets after the audit.

Will you rebuild the site?

Rarely. Most gains come from targeted fixes; we only recommend a rebuild if the architecture is the bottleneck.

How soon will rankings improve?

Field data takes about 28 days to update in CrUX; ranking effects follow over the following weeks.

What deliverables do I get?

An audit report with findings and priorities, implemented fixes, before/after metrics and guidance to keep scores healthy.

Do third-party scripts matter?

Hugely. Tag managers, chat widgets and trackers are often the biggest cost; we audit, defer or replace the worst offenders.

Can you optimise a site you didn't build?

Yes, across most stacks — Next.js, React, WordPress, Shopify and custom builds.

Working together

How we engage.

01

Fixed-scope project

A defined scope, timeline and price agreed after discovery. Best for launches and rebuilds with clear requirements.

02

Monthly retainer

A dedicated block of senior time each month for continuous delivery, iteration and support.

03

Audit & advisory

A short, focused engagement that reviews what you have and hands you a prioritised plan to act on.

What to expect

01

Kickoff

A 45–60 minute call to understand goals, audience, constraints and timeline.

02

Written proposal

Scope, milestones, deliverables and pricing within a few working days of the call.

03

Weekly rhythm

A short demo and written update every week so there are never surprises.

04

Your input

One decision-maker, timely feedback and access to brand assets, content and accounts.

Ready for performance optimization?

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