Want to know how fast your site is loading? No? Well, you should. If your site doesn't load in approximately 5 seconds or less, then you're already lost a potential new follower, new customer.
You only have a few seconds to gain their interest. So in addition to having a site that loads fast, make sure it looks good (great!) and that you have a clear mission statement and call-to-action! They need to know what you offer and what the next step is.
Okay, so back to page speed. Check out this free tool by Pingdom. Simply enter your blog's address and wait for the results.
Enjoy!
Heather Wright-Porto
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But why Pingdom? There are many other tools e.g. Anturis (http://www.anturis.com) which is also a nice and easy to use website monitoring tool which is a cloud-based one and it offers troubleshooting as soon as there is a trouble or a potential problem. The tool is free and starts with $9 per month depending on the features.