Common Issues
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Google Says My Website Is Slow
You ran your website through Google PageSpeed Insights or received a warning in Google Search Console that your site is slow. Your performance score might be in the red (under 50) or orange (under 90), and Google is penalizing your site in search results because of it.
A slow website doesn't just hurt your Google ranking — it drives away visitors. Studies show that 53% of people leave a website if it takes more than 3 seconds to load. If your site takes 5-10 seconds, you're losing more than half your potential customers before they even see what you offer.
AI-built websites are often slow because the AI prioritized making things work over making things fast. It may have loaded huge libraries, uncompressed images, or unnecessary code that drags your site down.
Error Messages You Might See
PageSpeed Insights score: Poor (0-49)
Largest Contentful Paint too slow
Cumulative Layout Shift too high
First Input Delay too long
Core Web Vitals: Failed
Common Causes
- Huge uncompressed images — Photos straight from a camera can be 3-10MB each. A single page with several images can take forever to load
- Too many JavaScript libraries — The AI tool loaded dozens of large code libraries even though your app only uses a fraction of their features
- No caching set up — Every time someone visits your site, their browser downloads everything from scratch instead of remembering what it already loaded
- Heavy fonts loading — Custom fonts can add 500KB-1MB to your page load, especially if multiple weights and styles are loaded
- No lazy loading — All images and content load at once even if the user hasn't scrolled down to see them yet
- Slow hosting — Your hosting server responds slowly or is located far from your users
How to Fix It
- Compress your images — Use a free tool like tinypng.com or squoosh.app to shrink images by 60-80% without visible quality loss. Use WebP format if possible
- Check your PageSpeed score — Go to pagespeed.web.dev and enter your URL to see your score and specific recommendations
- Enable lazy loading for images — Add loading="lazy" to image tags so images below the fold only load when the user scrolls to them
- Reduce JavaScript bundle size — Have a developer audit which libraries are loaded and remove ones that aren't actually needed
- Set up caching headers — Configure your hosting to tell browsers to cache (remember) files so returning visitors load instantly
- Consider a CDN — A Content Delivery Network serves your site from locations closer to your users, speeding up load times worldwide
Real developers can help you.
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- Founder of Chessigma (1M+ users) & many small projects
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Tejas Chokhawala
Full-stack engineer with 5 years experience building production web apps using React, Next.js and TypeScript.
Focused on performance, clean architecture and shipping fast.
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I’ve watched the tech landscape evolve over the last decade—from the structured days of Java Server Pages to the current "wild west" of Agentic-driven development. While AI can "vibe" a frontend into existence, I specialize in the architecture that keeps it from collapsing.
My expertise lies in the critical backend infrastructure: the parts that must be fast, secure, and scalable. I thrive on high-pressure environments, such as when I had only three weeks to architect and launch an Ethereum redemption system with minimal prior crypto knowledge, turning it into a major revenue stream.
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Solo dev shipping production apps with AI-assisted development. I specialize in rescuing broken Lovable/Bolt/Cursor builds and taking them to production. 10+ apps shipped including SaaS CRMs, gaming platforms, real estate tools, and Discord bots. Stack: Next.js 16, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Prisma. I use Claude Code with 50+ custom skills for rapid delivery. Average turnaround: 2-4 weeks from broken prototype to production.
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I'm a backend developer building APIs, emulators, and interactive game systems. Professionally, I've developed Java/Spring reporting solutions, managed relational and NoSQL databases, and implemented CI/CD workflows.
Matthew Jordan
I've been working at a large software company named Kainos for 2 years, and mainly specialise in Platform Engineering. I regularly enjoy working on software products outside of work, and I'm a huge fan of game development using Unity. I personally enjoy Python & C# in my spare time, but I also specialise in multiple different platform-related technologies from my day job.
Matthew Butler
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Caio Rodrigues
I'm a full-stack developer focused on building practical and scalable web applications. My main experience is with **React, TypeScript, and modern frontend architectures**, where I prioritize clean code, component reusability, and maintainable project structures.
I have strong experience working with **dynamic forms, state management (Redux / React Hook Form), and complex data-driven interfaces**. I enjoy solving real-world problems by turning ideas into reliable software that companies can actually use in their daily operations.
Beyond coding, I care about **software quality and architecture**, following best practices for componentization, code organization, and performance optimization.
I'm also comfortable working across the stack when needed, integrating APIs, handling business logic, and helping transform prototypes into production-ready systems.
My goal is always to deliver solutions that are **simple, efficient, and genuinely useful for the people using them.**
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Senior PHP/Symfony developer and DevOps engineer with 20+ years of professional experience, running opcode.pl (web development agency, est. 2004).
Day job: I'm the sole backend developer at merketing company where I own and maintain 11 PHP/Symfony microservices on AWS (ECS Fargate, RDS, S3, CloudFront), handle the full CI/CD pipeline (Bitbucket Pipelines, Docker), and manage monitoring with Sentry and CloudWatch. These services handle high request volumes in production every month.
What I bring to AI-built apps:
- I audit and fix security issues (OWASP methodology), performance bottlenecks, and architectural problems in codebases generated by Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable, Bolt, and v0
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- I set up the infrastructure AI tools don't touch: AWS hosting, CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, database optimization, monitoring, and alerting
- I integrate external services: payment providers, email systems, partner APIs, SSO/auth
Tech stack: PHP 8.x, Symfony, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Docker, AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, CloudFront), Terraform, Supabase. I also use AI tools daily (Claude Code, Cursor) in my own workflow, so I understand both the strengths and the gaps in AI-generated code.
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Experienced Professional Full stack Developer with 8+ years of experience across react, python, js, ts, golang and react-native. Developed inhouse websearch tooling for AI before websearch was solved : )
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Get HelpFrequently Asked Questions
Does website speed really affect my Google ranking?
Yes. Google officially uses page speed as a ranking factor. Since 2021, Core Web Vitals (speed and user experience metrics) directly impact where your site appears in search results. Faster sites rank higher, get more visitors, and convert better.
What's a good PageSpeed score?
A score of 90-100 is excellent, 50-89 is okay but could improve, and below 50 needs immediate attention. Most AI-built sites score 30-60 without optimization. Even getting from 40 to 70 can noticeably improve your search rankings and user experience.