Page load time 5-10 seconds -Is is worth paying for fast hosting to speed up my site ?

cctvinstallers · 08-17-2011, 08:37 AM

My wordpress site is taking a lot of cpu processing power on the server apparently, which my hosting company has limted to 100 (mhz?) I tried to speed it up in various ways , most pages are taking between 5-10 seconds to load according to pingdom.

My host is suggesting a turbo plan which costs about £8 per month,does anyone know is that competitive ?

Im not sure if its worth paying to speed it up , or if my current page load time is too slow ?

Is page load time going to affect me seo dramatically ?

~kev~ · 08-17-2011, 08:46 AM

5 - 10 seconds is WAY too slow.

Your site should be loading in around 2 - 3 seconds, or less; the faster the better.

SimpleSEOTips · 08-17-2011, 08:57 AM

The load time of your pages does seem worryingly slow. Try everything and anything you can do to speed things up on your pages themselves before you consider changing hosting provider:
Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site
is a good post with a lot of useful tips for page speed improvements you can make.
This: Speed Up Wordpress is an awesome post which mainly focuses on changes you can make on WordPress sites.

I shell out a couple of quid more for a VPS on my sites which provides a lot of speed benefits rather than choosing a shared hosting option. VPS Hosting - Windows and Linux UK VPS Hosting - LCN.com is what I use. It's more expensive than your shared option but is definitely worth the extra expense if you are hosting commercial sites or those which generate you income in any sense.

rakesh1600193 · 08-17-2011, 11:02 AM

Try other sites on the same server.

If they are loading fast then there is an issue with your site no need to change the hosting.

But other sites are loading slow than problem is with hosting.

friedman · 08-17-2011, 11:08 AM

remove all caching plugins

install these instead
db cache reloaded fix
wp super cache with mod_rewrite rules .htaccess method

got me a google page speed score of 93/100

I use that config on all of my wordpress sites

hostgator shared hosting

Gussieboi · 08-17-2011, 03:39 PM

I would try different hosting because that is way too slow. It should be anywhere from 1-3 seconds.

avatar9812 · 08-17-2011, 04:07 PM

Is it always 5-10 seconds? If that is the case, time to change hosting.

08-17-2011, 08:37 AM	#1
cctvinstallers HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2011 Location: london, uk Posts: 106 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Page load time 5-10 seconds -Is is worth paying for fast hosting to speed up my site ? My wordpress site is taking a lot of cpu processing power on the server apparently, which my hosting company has limted to 100 (mhz?) I tried to speed it up in various ways , most pages are taking between 5-10 seconds to load according to pingdom. My host is suggesting a turbo plan which costs about £8 per month,does anyone know is that competitive ? Im not sure if its worth paying to speed it up , or if my current page load time is too slow ? Is page load time going to affect me seo dramatically ?
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~kev~ Advanced Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 920 Thanks: 26 Thanked 146 Times in 130 Posts Social Networking	Re: Page load time 5-10 seconds -Is is worth paying for fast hosting to speed up my site ? 5 - 10 seconds is WAY too slow. Your site should be loading in around 2 - 3 seconds, or less; the faster the better.
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08-17-2011, 08:57 AM	#3
SimpleSEOTips HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 147 Thanks: 17 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts Social Networking	Re: Page load time 5-10 seconds -Is is worth paying for fast hosting to speed up my site ? The load time of your pages does seem worryingly slow. Try everything and anything you can do to speed things up on your pages themselves before you consider changing hosting provider: Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site is a good post with a lot of useful tips for page speed improvements you can make. This: Speed Up Wordpress is an awesome post which mainly focuses on changes you can make on WordPress sites. I shell out a couple of quid more for a VPS on my sites which provides a lot of speed benefits rather than choosing a shared hosting option. VPS Hosting - Windows and Linux UK VPS Hosting - LCN.com is what I use. It's more expensive than your shared option but is definitely worth the extra expense if you are hosting commercial sites or those which generate you income in any sense.

08-17-2011, 11:02 AM	#4
rakesh1600193 Rakesh Jain Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Page load time 5-10 seconds -Is is worth paying for fast hosting to speed up my site ? Try other sites on the same server. If they are loading fast then there is an issue with your site no need to change the hosting. But other sites are loading slow than problem is with hosting.
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08-17-2011, 11:08 AM	#5
friedman Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 38 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Page load time 5-10 seconds -Is is worth paying for fast hosting to speed up my site ? remove all caching plugins install these instead db cache reloaded fix wp super cache with mod_rewrite rules .htaccess method got me a google page speed score of 93/100 I use that config on all of my wordpress sites hostgator shared hosting

08-17-2011, 03:39 PM	#6
Gussieboi Supreme Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 31 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Page load time 5-10 seconds -Is is worth paying for fast hosting to speed up my site ? I would try different hosting because that is way too slow. It should be anywhere from 1-3 seconds.
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avatar9812 Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 60 Thanks: 17 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Page load time 5-10 seconds -Is is worth paying for fast hosting to speed up my site ? Is it always 5-10 seconds? If that is the case, time to change hosting.