Quote: (12-12-2018 04:22 PM)gework Wrote:
Does anyone use any of these optimising services like CloudFlare? What would you recommend and how would you say it affects SEO?
Https is always going to load slower than http. I don't think there's much you can do about that.
The general consensus is that Cloudflare doesn't make your website faster for domestic visitors. It's a reverse proxy so it can make your website faster for foreign visitors by showing them a cached version.
I think people mostly use Cloudflare to protect themselves against attacks. A cached version of your website will stay online during an attack.
Site speed does affect SEO and your conversion rate. That's why I spent a good amount of time earlier this year trying to make my websites faster. I thought about making a datasheet but I'm not sure if there is enough interest. If you want you send me a PM and I can take a look at your site and give you suggestions.