Performance and technical SEO
A slow site loses visitors before they even see the product, and a technically poorly structured site gets indexed less well. I look for the real source of the slowdown in the code, the database or the server configuration, rather than layering cache on top of an unresolved problem.
What actually slows an e-commerce site down
Image weight is often the most visible cause, but rarely the only one: poorly optimised database queries on a product page with many variants, third-party scripts loaded in a way that blocks rendering, or an undersized server configuration all weigh just as much, and are harder to spot without looking at the code.
Technical SEO covers what affects how search engines index and read the site: URL structure, markup, server response time, redirect handling. It's not content SEO or link building, which I don't do.
What I look at
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Server response time
Server, application cache and database configuration for the most visited pages.
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Database queries
Finding slow or unnecessarily repeated queries on high-traffic pages.
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Resource weight and loading
Images, scripts and stylesheets, their order and how they load.
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Third-party scripts
Tracking, chat or advertising tools that slow rendering without it always being obvious at first glance.
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Structure and indexing
URLs, redirects, technical markup and the files that control how search engines crawl the site.
How a performance audit runs
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Measuring the current state
Recording load times and blocking points on representative pages of the site.
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Identifying the causes
Analysing the code, queries and server configuration to find the real source, not just the visible symptom.
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Prioritised fixes
Addressing the highest-impact points first, with a clear price for each fix.
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Re-measuring
Before/after comparison on the same indicators, to confirm the fix has a measurable effect.
- 2019 e-commerce developer since
- 3 platforms: PrestaShop, WooCommerce, Shopify
- 3 working languages: FR, EN, TR
- 100 % direct contact with the developer
No middleman: the person who replies is the one who works on the code.
Describe your need in one minute
A few targeted questions so I can reply with an estimate rather than another questionnaire.