# thisisoptimal.com

> AI-optimized mirror of thisisoptimal.com containing 24 pages totalling 9,256 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://thisisoptimal.com/. Last updated: 2026-06-15T06:55:25.339Z.

Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG).

## Homepage

- [Optimal is your partner in web performance](/content/site-root.html): 
      
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## Articles & Blog Posts

- [blog/introducing-core-web-vitals/index.html](/content/blog/introducing-core-web-vitals/index.html) (1 words)
- [Enhancing Report Interfaces with Greasemonkey](/content/blog/enhancing-report-interfaces-with-greasemonkey/index.html): 
      Introduction User scripts were first available with Greasemonkey, originally as an extension for Firefox. They have never really become mainstream but they can fill a very useful role in quickly prototyping enhancements and fixing annoyances in many websites. There are some great examples that people have shared on sites such as Greasy Fork .
Some of our customers at Optimal use Splunk Synthetic Monitoring for monitoring their websites (they were previously known as Rigor until their recent acquisition).
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- [Introducing the Tier 2 Performance Metrics](/content/blog/introducing-the-tier-2-performance-metrics/index.html): 
      We recently touched upon the Core Web Vitals in our previous article . These metrics are being introduced in June - August of 2021 and will be a ranking factor on where a website will appear on a Google search results. They are otherwise known as Tier 1 Performance Metrics and play a very important role in a website’s performance and user experience.
What you may not know is that there are another set of metrics called Tier 2 Performance Metrics.
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- [The Top 5 Static Site Generators (SSGs) of 2021](/content/blog/the-top-5-static-site-generators-ssgs-of-2021/index.html): 
      This is evident in the rapid growth of Static Site Generators (SSGs) and changes to popular ranking algorithms like Google’s that have introduced Core Web Vitals which includes consideration of Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) , First Input Delay (FID) , and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) .
Chart courtesy of star-history.t9t.io As you probably already know, SSGs are frameworks that generate static (serverless) websites that by nature are highly performant and extremely secure.
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- [The Optimal blog is your plug for news and tips on all things performance](/content/blog/index.html): 
      
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- [There are 10 results for "Performance"](/content/tags/performance/index.html): 
      
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- [CDN Consulting](/content/services/cdn-consulting/index.html): 
      Content delivery networks (CDN)—a distributed web of servers delivering content locally rather than remotely—serve 50% of content consumed over the internet. Whether it’s movies, software, games, or images, reducing the distance between servers and users means content renders in a flash, dramatically improving user experience. With the increased complexity of website development combined with a higher expectation from the end user, companies have to be smarter about how they scale websites.
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- [Load & Capacity Testing](/content/services/load-capacity-testing/index.html): 
      Imagine your website as a wooden bridge with a low weight allowance. If a heavily loaded truck attempts to cross, there’s a high chance the bridge will collapse. Similarly, as traffic flow to your website grows, it places additional strain on software and infrastructure. Testing for stress fractures is by far the best way to avoid a full-blown crisis. Load and capacity testing measures how your site performs under everyday loads and extreme pressure to uncover the cracks that could lead to a breakdown.
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- [A return to in-person conferences!](/content/blog/a-return-to-in-person-conferences/index.html): 
      Conferences over Zoom are just nowhere near as engaging as live events. From conversations in the hallway over coffee to meeting new people, to the drinks receptions and the flexibility to move around at an event, there are so many more opportunities to exchange ideas with people when you meet in person.
While turnout numbers at conferences are not currently as high as they were pre-COVID, this conference for me marked a turning point - it feels like we are finally returning back to some sort of normality.
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- [ICP licenses for accelerating Chinese content](/content/blog/icp-licenses-for-accelerating-chinese-content/index.html): 
      Without this, performance in China can be hit or miss – and often excruciatingly slow during peak hours.
The trouble is that content outside the country needs to go through the Great Firewall (GFW). This presents a challenge for providers serving the Chinese market, because this more often than not is a huge bottleneck which can turn a normal website experience into something excruciatingly painful.
The first step to being able to serve content from China is to apply for and get approved an ICP (Internet Content Provider License).
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- [Web Performance Optimization](/content/services/web-performance-optimisation/index.html): 
      Two seconds. That’s all you have for a page to load. Any longer and 40% of visitors will abandon your site. Game over. Sluggish load times, freezing, crashing—they all interrupt your user experience, derail conversions, and devalue your brand. Moreover, frustrated shoppers avoid returning to sites with poor performance. You may as well hand your competitors sales on a platter. But as pages grow in size and complexity, how do you deliver a rich, engaging experience at speed?
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- [Web Performance Reporting Services](/content/services/web-performance-reporting-services/index.html): 
      You can’t fly a plane without an altimeter. Similarly, if you want to know how your website really performs, you need to measure it. From Real User Monitoring (RUM) to uptime reports, we pull together multiple data sources to give you end-to-end visibility of what’s working, what’s not, and where you should focus for optimal results. And to help you make sense of all that lovely data, we set up key reporting—like competitor benchmarking and health check reports—to quickly cut through the noise and get to what’s most important for your business.
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- [An Introduction to Performance Budgets](/content/blog/an-introduction-to-performance-budgets/index.html): 
      The amount of content a page contains is one of many determining factors on how fast your web page will perform, giving you a better conversion rate over your competitors. A Performance Budget will serve as a guide for you in deciding which features to keep or add to the site, and which ones to drop. As such, these budgets don’t define the performance goals so much as they support the performance goals.
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- [Peak Readiness](/content/services/peak-planning/index.html): 
      Be prepared. A little planning goes a long way when you want to avoid a nightmare scenario—like your website crashing during your busiest sales event. Using load testing to understand traffic and identify stress fractures in your system or weeding out bottlenecks with a pre-peak audit gives you added confidence when you’re facing unprecedented spikes in activity.
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- [Web Performance Strategy](/content/services/web-performance-strategy/index.html): 
      No matter where you’re starting from, reaching your performance goal requires a comprehensive roadmap that will take you from where you are now to where you want to go. It requires a birds-eye view of the full spectrum of your performance needs if you’re to avoid getting stuck in the weeds. Together, we’ll put in place a strategy that covers everything from a tech and tools overhaul and hackathons to ongoing education for team members and senior management.
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- [There are 5 results for "Optimization"](/content/tags/optimization/index.html): 
      
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- [The Top 5 Static Site Generators (SSGs) of 2021](/content/tags/ssgs/index.html): 
      
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- [Web Performance Management](/content/services/web-performance-management/index.html): 
      Only 1% of e-commerce customers say websites meet their expectations every time. If slow load times or failing functionality are driving customers away, you need to know about it. Since multiple factors influence performance, rooting out issues can be a puzzle. That’s why we cherry-pick from a range of vendors to find the right mix of best-in-class measurement and optimization tools. We also use our depth of knowledge to create winning strategies to crush your performance goals.
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- [There are 2 results for "China"](/content/tags/china/index.html): 
      
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- [There are 46 results for ""](/content/tags/index.html): 
      
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- [The Top 5 Static Site Generators (SSGs) of 2021](/content/tags/static-site-generator/index.html): 
      
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- [There are 1 results for "Core Web Vitals"](/content/tags/core-web-vitals/index.html): 
      
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- [sitemap-xml.html](/content/sitemap-xml.html) (1 words)

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