122: Site Speed in a Mobile-First World with Lauren Gray

What "mobile-first" means, tips for making your website fly, and why you might choose to use a framework with Lauren Gray.

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Welcome to episode 122 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork talks with Lauren Gray from Once Coupled about mobile-first considerations, site speed recommendations, and theme frameworks.

Site Speed in a Mobile-First World

Mobile-first, frameworks, photo size, https…you’ve probably heard these terms in the blogging space before. And the words alone are enough to make your head spin.

Developer and Food Blogger Pro Expert Lauren Gray is a pro at helping you make these tech decisions for your blog. And while they might seem like small decisions, they really will have a big impact on your site’s usability, search engine ranking, and workflow. This episode focuses on why you should start thinking about making these decisions for your business.

In this episode, Lauren shares:

• How she started her company
• The difference between developers and designers
• Why she likes using a framework
• What “mobile-first” means and why it’s different than “mobile friendliness”
• How site speed is measured
• How you should size your blog photos
• How to think about automating certain tasks
• Why it’s important to start thinking about switching to https

Resources:

• Meet the Food Blogger Pro Experts
• Once Coupled
• Genesis Framework
• 119: How an Accidental Entrepreneur went from $0 to $80,000 in Five Months with Brian Gardner
• Google’s Mobile-Friendly Test
• WPtouch
• Padsquad
• Brunch Pro Theme
• GTmetrix
• Google PageSpeed Insights
• Hotjar
• 004: How Understanding Your Visitors Can Help You Create an Income with Dr. David Darmanin from Hotjar
• 020: How to Secure Your Food Blog with Andrew Wilder from Blog Tutor
• Pinch of Yum’s source code
• Related Posts for WordPress

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com.