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Website Speed Optimization Across Canada

Quicker pages and healthier vitals on every screen size

We find what slows your pages down, from heavy images to blocking scripts, and fix it so the site opens and responds quickly on phones.

  • 15+ years in business
  • Excellent · 105+ reviews
  • Calgary HQ · Canada-wide
PAGE SPEED · LIVE DESK 05 / WATCH
96SPEED SCORE

Largest paint 4.9 s → 1.7 s

LOAD TIMELINE

home.html

main.css

banner.jpg

extras.js

hero.png 3.1 MB → hero.webp 210 KB
Images compressed · scripts deferred · caching on

01Measure what slows the page

SAMPLE BEFORE / AFTER · MADE-UP FIGURESWeb Vitals · Cache · Images
15+ yearsfounded in Calgary in 2011
In-house teamdesign, code, search & care
105+Google reviews, rated Excellent
Fixed pricesagreed in writing up front

Monthly plans

Speed optimization through our monthly plans

Speed work uses the support hours in your monthly plan, so choose the plan that matches how much your site needs.

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Basic Support

2 ticket hours each month
$69
per month
  • Text and image edits within your existing design
  • Weekly core, theme and plugin updates
  • Malware and vulnerability scan every week
  • Notifications for file changes or infections
  • Monthly backup with free restores
  • Tickets answered within 72 hours
Choose this plan

PPC Support

10 ticket hours each month
$350
per month
  • Google, Bing and Facebook ad management
  • Campaign setup plus monthly optimization
  • Keyword research and ad copywriting
  • Conversion tuning on landing pages
  • Website monitoring included
  • Tickets answered within 48 hours
Choose this plan
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Gold Support

20 ticket hours each month
$490
per month
  • Everything in PPC Support
  • Continuous organic SEO
  • Keyword ranking reports
  • New pages for high-demand searches
  • Monitoring and a monthly backup
  • Tickets answered within 48 hours
Choose this plan
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Unlimited

50 ticket hours each month
$1,500
per month
  • Monitoring on up to 5 websites
  • Keyword research and on-page SEO
  • Article writing and link outreach
  • Speed, mobile and technical repairs
  • Local SEO and analytics reporting
  • Tickets answered within 48 hours
Choose this plan

Monthly price in Canadian dollars, plus applicable tax; monitoring is part of all four plans. More about website maintenance.

Overview

Why a few seconds decide whether visitors stay

Slow sites lose people

Slow websites lose people quietly. A visitor on a phone, perhaps on a patchy rural connection or a crowded transit line, waits a few seconds, gives up and taps the next result. Speed also feeds into how Google judges page experience through its Core Web Vitals, so a sluggish site can be held back in search as well. Website speed optimization is a matter of finding out exactly what eats the seconds and stripping those delays out in turn. The usual culprits are familiar: oversized images, too many plugins, scripts that block the page from drawing, budget hosting and themes loaded with features nobody uses.

We measure before we fix

We start by measuring rather than guessing. Lab tests such as Lighthouse and PageSpeed Insights show what happens on a simulated phone, while field data from real Chrome users, where your site has enough traffic, shows how actual visitors experience it. We focus on the three Core Web Vitals: Largest Contentful Paint for when the main content becomes visible, Interaction to Next Paint for the delay between a tap and a visible response, and Cumulative Layout Shift for how stable the layout stays while loading. Each slow page is traced to specific causes, so the fixes target real problems instead of generic tips.

Fixes across every layer

Fixes usually combine several layers. Images are resized and converted to modern formats, unused CSS and JavaScript are trimmed or deferred, fonts are loaded more efficiently and caching is set up at the server and browser level. Sometimes a heavy plugin needs replacing, and sometimes the hosting itself is the bottleneck. After each round of changes we test again and compare against the original numbers. Speed work is handled through our monthly support plans, using the support hours each plan includes, so the site stays fast instead of slipping again. We never promise a particular score, since tests vary from run to run.

Benefits

What a faster site does for visitors and search

Quicker pages and stronger Core Web Vitals, achieved by tuning images, code, caching and the server.

01

Image Compression

Images resized, converted to WebP or AVIF and lazy-loaded below the fold.

02

Script and Style Cleanup

Unused CSS and JavaScript removed, deferred or loaded only where needed.

03

Caching Configuration

Page, browser and object caching set up so repeat visits load faster.

04

Plugin Audit

Heavy or overlapping plugins identified and replaced with lighter options.

05

Font Loading

Web fonts subset, preloaded and displayed without layout jumps.

06

Core Web Vitals Tuning

LCP, INP and CLS issues traced and fixed page by page.

What's included

Inside a speed optimization project

Details vary from one business to the next, yet each project covers the points listed here. Extras are quoted in writing before any work on them begins.

  • Mobile and desktop speed baseline
  • Core Web Vitals review
  • Image resizing and conversion
  • CSS and JavaScript cleanup
  • Caching set-up
  • Plugin performance audit
  • Font loading improvements
  • Before-and-after comparison

Who it suits

Sites that most need a speed tune-up

Owner-operators, expanding companies and established Canadian firms begin at the same point: understanding how their buyers look, compare and choose.

Image-heavy portfolios

Photographers, designers and builders often upload large photos that weigh pages down far more than necessary.

WooCommerce stores

Product grids, filters and checkout scripts slow stores down, and every delay at checkout risks an abandoned cart.

Older WordPress sites

Years of added plugins and an outdated theme leave many older sites carrying code they no longer use.

Sites with poor Search Console vitals

If Search Console flags URLs as poor or needing improvement, the report already shows where to start.

How it works

From Baseline Test to Faster Pages

  1. Step 1

    Benchmark Speed

    Key pages are tested on mobile and desktop, and field data is checked where it exists.

  2. Step 2

    Find the Bottlenecks

    Each slow metric is traced to the images, scripts, plugins or server settings behind it.

  3. Step 3

    Apply the Fixes

    Changes are made on a staging copy where possible, then moved to the live site.

  4. Step 4

    Retest and Compare

    Pages are measured again and the results compared with the starting benchmark.

15+ years in business
since opening in Calgary
Excellent · 105+ Google reviews

Why us

What makes our performance work last

Speed built into our own sites

Fast templates have been part of how we build since 2011, so we know which choices slow a site down.

Measured before and after

Every change is checked against the starting benchmark, so you can see what actually improved.

No score promises

Test scores vary between runs, so we report real changes rather than guaranteeing a number.

Kept fast afterwards

A care plan from $69 a month keeps updates and checks running so the site does not slow down again.

Reviews

What clients say about Two Trees Studio

EXCELLENT Based on 105+ reviews Google
D Dan KofmanGoogle review

Two Trees Studio helped me set up and manage my Google Ads campaign. Within two weeks, I started receiving quality leads. I highly recommend this company. Their professional team uses the right tools and strategies to make everything work smoothly and efficiently.

V Vladimir FazilovGoogle review

Two Trees Studio has been awesome to work with. Their team provided excellent support for both our website and marketing, always responsive and easy to communicate with. They really know their stuff and made the whole process smooth from start to finish. Highly recommend them.

L Lindsay MortonGoogle review

Two Trees Studio is a creative and reliable design team. They helped us consider branding ideas we had missed. Their work quality, attention to detail, and strong skills across different platforms truly impressed us.

S Sabrina MarsiyaGoogle review

Two Trees Studio provides reliable monthly SEO support for our website. They regularly improve rankings, optimize content, and monitor performance. As a result, our online visibility continues to grow every month.

A A Plus Counting Services Inc.Google review

Professional, quick, and efficient service at an affordable price. Highly recommend!

E Evgeny BaevskyGoogle review

Great service, highly recommend this company

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Where we work

Website speed optimization near me, for any Canadian site

We test and tune site speed remotely from our Calgary office for businesses across the country, starting with mobile results. Clients served by Two Trees Studio Vancouver or Two Trees Studio Winnipeg get the same approach from those regional offices.

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FAQ

Speed Optimization: questions & answers

Short answers to what clients ask us most. Tap a question to see our answer.

Have a different question?Write to us and the answer comes from the people who would build your site.

What are Core Web Vitals?

Two Trees Studio

Core Web Vitals are a trio of metrics that Google relies on when assessing page experience. Largest Contentful Paint records when the main content becomes visible, Interaction to Next Paint captures the lag between a click or tap and the screen updating, and Cumulative Layout Shift tracks how much elements move as the page loads. Search Console shows them for real visitors once a site has enough traffic.

Why does my site score differently each time I test it?

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Testing tools imitate a phone or computer on a simulated connection, so tiny shifts in server response time, third-party scripts or the test location nudge every result. For that reason we run tests repeatedly and follow the trend instead of trusting one figure. Data gathered from real visitors, when Google has enough of it, offers a steadier view of actual experience.

Will speeding up my site improve my rankings?

Two Trees Studio

Page experience is one of many signals Google considers, and relevance and content quality still matter far more. A faster site can help at the margins and tends to keep visitors from leaving early, which improves enquiries regardless of rankings. We treat speed as part of a healthy site rather than a guaranteed route to higher positions.

Can a page builder site be made fast?

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Usually it can be made noticeably quicker, though builders such as Elementor or Divi add weight that a hand-coded theme does not. Trimming unused widgets, optimizing images, improving caching and loading assets only where needed tends to help a great deal. If the builder itself remains the main bottleneck, we set out the pros and cons of rebuilding on something lighter.

How much does speed optimization cost?

Two Trees Studio

Speed work is included in our monthly support plans and uses the plan's support hours: Basic is $69 a month for 2 hours, Gold is $490 for 20 hours and Unlimited is $1,500 for 50 hours. A site slowed mainly by oversized images needs far less time than one with a heavy theme, dozens of plugins and slow hosting, so we suggest a plan after a first look at the site.

Is new hosting required for a faster site?

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Not always. Many slow sites improve substantially through image, code and caching work alone. Hosting becomes the issue when the server responds slowly even before the page starts loading, which shows up as a long time to first byte in testing. If that is the case, we will explain it and can move the site onto managed hosting as part of the project.

See what is dragging your pages down

Give us a short outline of what you need. You will get a reply with follow-up questions and a fixed price in writing, and no obligation to proceed.

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