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Real User Monitoring Tools: Key Features and 10 Tools You Should Know

Key Features of Real User Monitoring Tools RUM tools typically offer the following features: Notable...

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What Is Time to First Byte (TTFB) and 5 Ways to Optimize It

Why Is TTFB Important?  TTFB directly impacts the user’s perception of site speed. Fast TTFB...

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What Is First Input Delay (FID) and 7 Ways to Optimize It

What Is a Good FID Score?  An ideal FID score is 100 milliseconds or less....

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What Is Interaction to Next Paint (INP) and 5 Ways to Optimize It

How Interaction to Next Paint Works  INP measures the delay between a user interaction, such...

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What Is Page Load Time and How to Make Your Pages Blazing Fast

Why Is Page Load Time Important?  User Engagement and Customer Satisfaction Page load time is...

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Total Blocking Time (TBT): 5 Ways to Improve Your Score

What Is the Difference Between TBT and TTI?  TBT is similar to another web performance...

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What Is Bounce Rate, Finding It in GA4, and Improving Yours

How Is Bounce Rate Calculated?  Bounce rate is calculated by dividing the number of single-page...

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Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): 8 Ways to Improve Your Score

How Can You Measure LCP?  PageSpeed Insights PageSpeed Insights (PSI) is a free tool from...

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Why Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) Is Bad and 4 Ways to Fix It

What Is a Good CLS Score?  The CLS score ranges between 0 and 1. It...

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What Is Real User Monitoring (RUM)? Metrics and Best Practices

How Real User Monitoring Works  RUM tools typically function by integrating a small piece of...

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Core Web Vitals: The Metrics, Measuring Them, and How to Optimize

Why Are Core Web Vitals Important?  There are several reasons website owners should care about...

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Apdex Score: Calculation, Pros/Cons & 5 Ways to Improve Yours

How Are Apdex Scores Calculated? The Apdex score is a numerical representation of the performance...

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