A content delivery network or content distribution network (CDN) is a large distributed system of servers deployed in multiple data centers across the globe. Their real value comes when you think about latency–or the time it takes for your information to be delivered hundreds or thousands of miles away from your actual web server. 

Site speed can be an important search engine optimization benchmark, and it can greatly affect the amount of time visitors spend on your site. The faster your pages load, the better.  ITworld’s Jim Lynch shows us his top 5 free tools to improve your website’s page load speed.

You’ve heard us talk about it before.  Website loading speed matters and affects your bottom line.  Great, but were should you turn to test and receive recommendations to increase your website’s loading speed.  One word, Pingdom. 

According to an article on the marketing research site, Cometrics, website loading speed is one of the key success factors for business whether you’re an eCommerce site or just a business site. 

Fast and optimized pages lead to higher visitor engagement, retention, and conversions. The Google PageSpeed family of tools is designed to help you optimize the performance of your website.

Born out of the need for a simple, unbiased answer to an equally simple question: ‘how well built is my website?’, ProScore (although still in its BETA phase) is the way to find out.