How to use Google PageSpeed Insights

Google PageSpeed Insights is a free online tool that analyzes the performance and usability of your website on both mobile and desktop devices. Here are the general steps to use Google PageSpeed Insights:

  1. Go to the PageSpeed Insights website: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
  2. Enter the URL of the webpage you want to analyze in the field provided.
  3. Click on the “Analyze” button to start the analysis.
  4. Wait for a few seconds while PageSpeed Insights analyzes the webpage. Once the analysis is complete, you will be presented with a report that includes performance metrics and suggestions for improving the speed and user experience of your website.
  5. Review the report to see how your website performs on both mobile and desktop devices. Pay attention to the score out of 100, as well as the specific performance metrics and recommendations.
  6. Use the recommendations provided by PageSpeed Insights to improve the speed and user experience of your website. Some recommendations may require technical expertise, while others may be more straightforward, such as optimizing images or reducing the size of JavaScript files.
  7. After making changes to your website based on the recommendations, run another analysis on PageSpeed Insights to see if your improvements have resulted in better performance and user experience.

Note that the exact recommendations and performance metrics provided by PageSpeed Insights may vary depending on the webpage and website platform. However, these general steps should work for most websites.