Speed optimization
We’re speed freaks. Let’s make your site fast.
GTmetrix, WebPageTest and PageSpeed Insights live in our bookmarks bar. If your WordPress site is slow, we find what’s holding it back and fix it, as a one-off job at $150/hour.
The usual suspects
What slows sites down.
Hosting that can’t keep up
Shared servers under load, or old PHP and web server settings.
Caching set up wrong
Caching that’s missing, doubled up or fighting with the server.
Heavy images
Images far bigger than they need to be. A plugin alone rarely fixes it.
Plugin overload
Too many plugins, or a few very heavy ones, loading on every page.
A bloated database
Leftover tables and data from plugins you removed long ago.
Slow hosting stack
Sometimes the fix is a faster server. Our VPS plans run NGINX on GridPane.
Questions
Speed FAQ.
How much does speed optimization cost?
Speed work is a one-off job at $150/hour, with no monthly commitment.
Is speed work included in the Manage plan?
Small speed jobs under 30 minutes, like reconfiguring caching, are included. Larger projects are billed as one-off work.
Will faster hosting fix a slow site?
Often it helps a lot, but not always. We’ll tell you whether the bottleneck is the server or the site itself.
Iridium Hosting · rare support, on purpose
Make it fast.
Book speed work as a one-off job, or move to a faster server.