Tip #11: Use Compression To Your Website's Advantage

You want to keep your site's visitors? You need to keep it fast. Learn how to keep your page speeds up, your bounce rates down, and retain your website's traffic with compression!...

You want to keep your small business website’s visitors? You need to keep it fast. Learn how to keep your page speeds up, your bounce rates down, and retain your website’s traffic with good data compression!

Duke Kimball

Duke writes words, good. When he's not crafting content for The Pros, he's crafting stories, enjoying craft beer, or gourmet coffee. He is Portlandia.

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