Website Audit & Performance
Why is your website slow? 10 common reasons
Website Audit & Performance
February 09, 2026
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Before blaming hosting, check these.
People say “my website is slow”. In reality it’s usually one of these 10 reasons:
1) Images are too large
Phone photos uploaded directly = huge files. Resize + WebP/AVIF.
2) Auto-play video on the homepage
It looks cool but delays loading a lot.
3) Too many scripts/plugins
Chat widgets, pixels, trackers… every extra script costs seconds.
4) Weak or far-away server
If the server is far, latency is high. Users feel it.
5) No caching
Without cache, the same assets load from zero every visit.
6) Heavy CSS/JS
If one page loads 1MB+ JS, mobile devices struggle.
7) Too many fonts
Multiple font families + many weights = unnecessary load.
8) Slow database queries
If catalog/admin pages are slow, backend queries need optimization.
9) No CDN
Static files (images, JS, CSS) should be delivered via CDN.
10) Redirect chain
http → https → www → /en → … multiple redirects waste time.
What to fix first?
Start with images + scripts + caching. In most sites, 70% of the speed issue is there.
If you want, KeyTD can audit and give you an exact “change this” list.
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