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Episode 9: Part 2 - Talking Website Optimization for Everyone with Tech Director Justin Ferrell
In this episode, Jonathan and DR Tech Director Justin Ferrel discuss technical web optimization strategies that most anyone can do -- even if they don't have a dev background - to improve user experience and search engine performance.
Performance Optimization
Unused Elements
Justin Ferrell recommends removing unused WordPress plugins, outdated heat mapping tools, and stray embedded scripts, since these build up as staff change and slow pages down.
Heavy page builders like Elementor and Avada often add excessive code that hurts performance compared with leaner, custom-built sites.
Metrics vs…
The skinny
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