Most people assume a slow website means they need better hosting or a completely different platform. Sometimes that's true. Most of the time, it isn't. Over the years I've discovered that websites rarely become slow because of one huge mistake. They become slow because of dozens of tiny decisions that slowly build up over months or years. The good news is that most of them are surprisingly easy to fix. Here are ten of the biggest performance killers I see. 1. Uploading Huge Images This is probably the biggest offender. Modern phones take incredible photos, but they also produce enormous files. Uploading a 6MB photo straight to your website is like trying to squeeze a sofa through your front door every time someone visits your page. Instead - Resize images before uploading. - Use WebP where possible. - Don't upload a 4000-pixel image if it's only displayed at 800 pixels. 2. Installing Plugins "Just to Try Them" We've all done it. You install a plugin because it sounds useful. A few weeks later you've forgotten about it. A year later it's still loading code on every page. One plugin probably won't hurt but twenty eventually will. Instead Every few months ask yourself: "If I was building this website today, would I still install this?" If the answer is no, remove it. 3. Too Many Marketing Scripts Marketing software is fantastic until you install everything. Facebook Pixel. Pinterest Tag. Google Analytics. Microsoft Clarity. Heat maps. Retargeting. Live chat. Cookie software. Email popups. Every one of those has work to do before your visitor can use your website. Instead Only keep the tools that genuinely help your business. 4. Embedding Everything It's tempting to embed content everywhere. Instagram posts. Facebook videos. Google Maps. Calendars. YouTube playlists. Review widgets. Each embed contacts another server before your page finishes loading. Instead Ask yourself: Does this actually improve the visitor's experience? If not, replace it with a simple image or link.

I have had a great week. The results are slow but regular right now. I described having to build your online profile like pushing a snowball uphill. It builds slowly. But when you get to the top and push it down suddenly there is real momentum and it builds quickly and huge! Still fiddling with building stuff - but I do feel like I am at the end of it. The biggest thing was getting Claude working INSIDE of Djangify. Now, when I set up a new store I can give Claude a run down of what the site is about and it will fill in the majority of what needs to be done, including writing a few blog posts. Stuff it won't touch relates to secret keys and information it shouldn't have. I have also decided that Pinterest and YouTube are my main two sources with Substack being a third that I am still not 100% sure about. DJANGIFY AND OTHER WORK While I am not promoting it I don't want to make the same mistake as I did with Inspirational Guidance of not having an audience ready - or at least having an audience but not telling them what I am doing. So the Coach Who Codes YouTube will go live and its mainly to help with promoting how I use Djangify and AI. I am sending everyone to my main portfolio todiane.com UPDATING SEARCH CONSOLE My site in search console identified issues with the way search engines are reading my schema-ld and what I do. Its all very dull but important - if the search engines don't know who I am they won't recommend me - anyway, I fixed it so everything is clear. OUTREARCH ON SOCIAL MEDIA The idea behind being an Independent Digital Business is that we need to bring people to us. That is why I encourage owning your "land" - the place that people land on should belong to you. Platforms, market places and social media - that's where we go to find our people and bring them back to our own site. Outreach is a great way to do that, but it hasn't been fun, more like another step to help me move forward. Reading replies from people looking for what I offer and sending a DM. Sometimes you get a response and most times you don't!!! I only spend 2 hours maximum on this right now.

There are so many different ways to build income from your business and over the years what I have found is that it's the quiet, boring and consistent ways that ultimately provide success. So many different techniques will come and go so find what works for you and just keep at it until it produces the outcome you want. Moving from one thing to another too quickly is what hampered my results. https://youtube.com/shorts/RJ25M2zqHOY?is=BkgbUhtDyf02FwzI

I am getting ready to make my first video. I did research on what people are looking for and asking for I have created my YouTube channel I moved my desk to get the best possible natural light during the day I have a list of topics I downloaded OBS for making videos and DaVinci Resolve for editing. ChatGPT help me set it all up and go over the right settings. Chat also helped me set up my Yeti microphone The only thing left is to make an actual video!! This one focuses on setting up faceless channels but is also good for personal brands. I will be watching this today https://youtu.be/J-suhuECjBw?is=Ta198yVYukjztsY5 He also has a video on the biggest mistake to make with a new channel which is asking random family and friends to watch if they're not your target market. It confuses the Google algorithm and it ends up not liking your videos as much. He recommends letting it happen organically.

I have decided it is time to start leaving quite a few Skool communities. When I first joined Skool, I joined lots of groups because I wanted to learn, meet people, get likes on my posts, and build connections. Over time I realized I was opening Skool to "just have a quick look," reading posts, leaving a few likes, and then wondering where two hours had gone. For me, it became another form of procrastination. So I am simplifying. I am keeping the communities where I have invested in a product, upgraded to a paid membership, or have a very specific reason for being there. 1,000 TRUE FANS The same applies to this community. If your focus has moved somewhere else, there is absolutely no pressure to remain. Your time is valuable too, and I think we should all be intentional about the communities we choose to be part of. For now, this community is becoming a focused knowledge base for professionals looking to use organic search and AI (Claude) to sell digital products. Eventually it will be a support base for people who own a Djangify store. If that doesn't fit don't feel like you have to stay! Right now as this is an experiment there really is nothing to do anyway if you are not following along and/or taking part. ☺️