Images and assets
Find oversized images, missing dimensions, lazy-loading issues, heavy files, and front-end assets that can be compressed, resized, deferred, or removed.
Site Speed
Available for contract web work at $55/hr
Site Speed and Performance Cleanup at $55/hr
Client-facing speed cleanup for slow WordPress, Shopify, Svelte, React, and static pages where heavy scripts, oversized images, layout shift, caching confusion, or front-end weight are hurting user experience, Core Web Vitals, and conversion paths.
Site Speed fit
Realistic performance cleanup
This is for site owners and teams who want realistic performance improvement on important pages, not magic score guarantees. Hosting, theme quality, plugins, third-party scripts, ecommerce needs, and business requirements all affect what can be improved.
Simple hourly support $55/hr
Good for quick fixes, small projects, cleanup work, ongoing support, and agency overflow when the work is clear.
Speed cleanup often depends on Performance Engineering, Cloudflare / DNS / SSL, and WordPress Support when scripts, plugins, hosting, cache, or templates are slowing the site down.
When this work starts from a visible symptom, the troubleshooting path may look more like embeds, iframes, and widgets breaking pages, tracking scripts and pixels or topological relevance and vector SEO before it becomes a clean service request.
Site Speed often overlaps with WordPress Support when the same site, template, workflow, or backlog touches more than one service. The technical layer may involve Performance Engineering once the first issue is reproduced.
If the request grows beyond this page, compare Website Fixes or go back to the Website Services hub to route the work by symptom, platform, SEO need, tracking issue, or launch task.
Performance proof
Proof of practical speed and Lighthouse cleanup work
Performance work is strongest when it traces the specific thing slowing the site down instead of chasing vanity scores blindly.
- Fast proof asset Built thewebguy.app as a fast, lightweight proof asset and achieved 100 Lighthouse scores in incognito.
- 90+ cleanup work Improved slow, bloated sites from weak Lighthouse scores into the 90+ range where platform limits allowed practical cleanup.
- Root-cause review Diagnosed speed issues caused by themes, plugins, scripts, images, caching, hosting, third-party tools, and front-end code.
Site Speed details
Site Speed scope, evidence, and next steps
Use this table to compare the parts of the service, note priority, and gather the right context before sending a request.
| Why client-facing pages get slow | Slow pages usually have layers of causes: oversized images, too many plugins, old themes, page builder weight, chat widgets, tracking scripts, ads, heavy fonts, unoptimized embeds, poor hosting, cache conflicts, and templates that were never built with performance in mind. The business problem is not only the score; it is friction on pages that need visitors to read, trust, click, and send a request. | Image and asset cleanup, Plugin and script bloat review | Clean Up Site Speed |
| Practical speed cleanup | 6 related site speed items to review. | Images and assets, Plugin and script review | Clean Up Site Speed |
| Performance work often overlaps with | 5 related site speed items to review. | Performance engineering, WordPress cleanup | Clean Up Site Speed |
| Realistic Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse expectations | Performance work can improve a site, but nobody should promise perfect scores on every page. Some scripts are business requirements. Some themes are heavy. Some hosting is limiting. The useful goal is to identify the biggest drag, fix what is practical, and explain what remains. | URL, access context, screenshot, task list, or audit note | Clean Up Site Speed |
Site Speed scope
Why client-facing pages get slow
Slow pages usually have layers of causes: oversized images, too many plugins, old themes, page builder weight, chat widgets, tracking scripts, ads, heavy fonts, unoptimized embeds, poor hosting, cache conflicts, and templates that were never built with performance in mind. The business problem is not only the score; it is friction on pages that need visitors to read, trust, click, and send a request.
- Image and asset cleanup
- Plugin and script bloat review
- Layout shift fixes
- Caching and hosting considerations
- Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse review
- WordPress, Svelte, React, Shopify, and static-page performance cleanup
Site Speed scope
Practical speed cleanup
Plugin and script review
Review plugin weight, duplicated features, third-party scripts, GTM tags, widgets, embeds, and code that drags important pages down.
Layout shift
Fix unstable images, embeds, fonts, banners, forms, and components that jump around as the page loads.
Caching and hosting
Review caching behavior, Cloudflare, server headers, compression, DNS, hosting limitations, and cache conflicts.
WordPress and front-end cleanup
Review themes, templates, page builders, Svelte/React output, static assets, plugin settings, and practical maintenance recommendations.
Core Web Vitals and conversion impact
Use Lighthouse/PageSpeed-style signals as diagnostics, then focus on changes that help the pages visitors actually use.
Related site speed work
Performance work often overlaps with
Performance engineering
Use the skill page when the work needs diagnostics, tooling, bundle analysis, hydration review, caching traces, or deeper front-end optimization.
View performance engineeringWordPress cleanup
Theme weight, plugins, builders, image handling, and cache behavior often make speed work a WordPress support issue.
View WordPress supportCloudflare and hosting
Caching, DNS, SSL mode, server limits, and edge behavior can affect whether speed fixes actually hold.
View Cloudflare and DNS helpWebsite fixes
Slow pages sometimes hide visible layout bugs, script errors, broken embeds, and unstable components that need direct fixing.
View website fixesAI-built cleanup
Vibe-coded pages can ship with oversized assets, duplicate scripts, fragile layout, and bundle weight that need practical cleanup.
View AI-built website cleanupSite Speed fit
Realistic Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse expectations
Performance work can improve a site, but nobody should promise perfect scores on every page. Some scripts are business requirements. Some themes are heavy. Some hosting is limiting. The useful goal is to identify the biggest drag, fix what is practical, and explain what remains.
Site Speed fit and limits
What Site Speed includes, and where the limits are
This is practical contract execution. The Web Guy can inspect the site, make changes, troubleshoot issues, explain tradeoffs, and keep work moving. Some problems depend on hosting, platform limits, third-party tools, access, business requirements, or existing code quality.
- Clear hourly rate
- Plain updates
- No fake guarantees
- No unlimited flat-fee work
- No pretending every issue is simple
Site Speed support paths
Site Speed supporting pages
These supporting pages route narrower website problems into the right service path instead of leaving the visitor guessing.
- WordPress support
WordPress Maintenance WordPress Maintenance help for maintenance tasks that keep an existing WordPress site stable and easier to manage. Start with the URL, the symptom, what should happen instead, and any recent changes; the work routes back to wordpress support if the request becomes broader.
- Ecommerce support
Shopify Liquid Support Shopify Liquid Support help for Shopify storefront and Liquid tasks that need technical implementation. Start with the URL, the symptom, what should happen instead, and any recent changes; the work routes back to ecommerce support if the request becomes broader.
Related site speed work
Where Site Speed work often expands
These links point to nearby services and skills that often become part of the same real website request.
Performance Engineering Performance engineering is the deeper diagnostic capability behind site speed cleanup, WordPress support, ecommerce support, platform reliability, and Core Web Vitals work.
Cloudflare / DNS / SSL Cloudflare, DNS, and SSL work supports security/hosting reliability, site speed, platform reliability, website fixes, and ongoing webmaster support.
WordPress Support WordPress help for business sites, agency client sites, old themes, plugin-heavy builds, page builders, content updates, and the kind of layout problems that always show up right before something needs to launch.
Website Fixes and Website Fixer Help Send the URL and the problem. Broken layouts, CSS bugs, JavaScript errors, forms not working, modals, embeds, iframe issues, tracking scripts, mobile layout problems, WordPress weirdness, checkout symptoms, and CMS problems all fit here.
Site Speed support routes
Site Speed connects to nearby website work
If this service is close but not the whole problem, these related pages help route the work by platform, symptom, technical task, or next practical step.
- Service hub
Website Services Use the full services hub when the problem crosses fixes, WordPress, SEO, tracking, ecommerce, speed, or ongoing support.
- Related service
WordPress Support Site Speed often overlaps with wordpress support when the work touches the same site, template, tracking, or technical backlog.
- Related service
Website Fixes and Website Fixer Help Site Speed often overlaps with website fixes when the work touches the same site, template, tracking, or technical backlog.
- Related service
Website Security, Hosting and Reliability Support Site Speed often overlaps with security & reliability when the work touches the same site, template, tracking, or technical backlog.
- Related skill
Performance Engineering Performance engineering is the deeper diagnostic capability behind site speed cleanup, WordPress support, ecommerce support, platform reliability, and Core Web Vitals work.
- Related skill
Cloudflare / DNS / SSL Cloudflare, DNS, and SSL work supports security/hosting reliability, site speed, platform reliability, website fixes, and ongoing webmaster support.
- Related skill
Production Debugging Production debugging supports website fixes, API integrations, analytics cleanup, security/hosting reliability, and agency overflow work.
Fix Notes
Recent Fix Notes
Short work notes from related cleanup, debugging, implementation, and support tasks.
Optimized a Shopify Theme for Page Speed and Core Web Vitals
A Shopify performance note about auditing theme files, app embeds, LCP behavior, and third-party scripts before applying staging-theme speed improvements.
ShopifyPage SpeedCore Web VitalsThird-Party Scripts
Read note ->Cleaned Up WordPress Assets Slowing Down a Service Page
A short performance cleanup note about theme and plugin assets that were making a WordPress service page heavier than it needed to be.
WordPressPage SpeedJavaScriptPerformance
Read note ->Reviewed Builder-Based Site Performance and Design Constraints
A performance review note about auditing a builder-based WordPress site, tightening visible spacing, and documenting deeper structural speed limits.
Page SpeedWordPressBuilder CleanupPerformance Review
Read note ->Clean Up Site Speed
Send the URL, the task list, or the thing that keeps getting pushed off. The Web Guy will help turn it into actual website work.
FAQ
Site Speed questions
What does site speed cost?
Contract help for this work is billed at $55/hr when the task, site, and access are clear.
What should I send first?
Send the URL, what should happen, what is happening now, timeline, and any audit notes, screenshots, or task lists.
Can this be one-time or ongoing?
Yes. This can be a one-time fix, a small project, agency overflow, or part of ongoing webmaster/platform support.
What does The Web Guy avoid promising?
No fake guarantees, no unlimited flat-rate work, and no pretending every issue is simple before the site is reviewed.