{"id":34283,"date":"2021-08-05T12:14:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/tutorials\/?p=34283"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:30:43","slug":"how-to-get-ready-for-your-websites-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/ca\/tutorials\/how-to-get-ready-for-your-websites-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get ready for website\u2019s growth – improving uptime, responsiveness and speed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The goal of all online startups is to grow into a flourishing online business, with tons of new and returning traffic and a huge revenue stream that will let you retire early. <\/p>

However, it’s important to remember that the process, if successful, will still be painstakingly slow and take a lot of trial and error. <\/p>

What’s more, there is a lot of information on how to drive the traffic and how to grow your website. But there isn’t much about making your site ready to be scaled to such an extent. After all, there’s no point in having thousands of people visiting your website if it won’t be able to handle such a load.<\/p>

This guide will provide you with tips on getting your site ready for growth. It’ll walk you through the necessary steps you should take to ensure your website is able to receive lots of traffic and become the kind of business website that will still do well in the years to come.<\/p>

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Check Your Web Hosting<\/h2>

First and foremost, check to see what kind of resources your current web hosting plan comes with. We recommend you primarily focus on two elements – bandwidth<\/strong> and uptime guarantee<\/strong>.<\/p>

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Bandwidth determines how much data your website can transfer to your site visitors at a given time. Meaning, if your bandwidth is limited, there’s a big chance that your website won’t be able to cope with an increase of traffic. <\/p>

Uptime guarantee explains how much you can expect your site to be accessible online. Servers tend to go down sometimes, and some do that more often than others. <\/p>

See what amount of uptime guarantee your current web host offers, and if it’s anything below 99%<\/strong>, you should consider moving your site elsewhere. <\/p>

There are other important aspects to look at when checking your web hosting plan, like storage, security<\/a> features, and customer support. <\/p>

If it seems like your current plan won’t be sufficient once your website grows, you’ll have two options – upgrading your plan or choosing another web hosting provider<\/a>.<\/p>

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Make Your Website Responsive<\/h2>

More than half of the traffic online<\/a> comes from mobile devices. That’s why it’s crucial to make sure that your website would be ready to cater to people who visit it, regardless of the device they use.<\/p>

The easiest way to achieve a mobile-friendly website is to use a responsive theme. If you’ve built your site on WordPress and used a theme, check if its looks and functions run smoothly on a variety of differently sized screens. <\/p>

If they do not, you’ll have to put in some extra work by adding the needed code. Or, you can try installing a WordPress plugin, like WPtouch<\/a>, Jetpack<\/a>, or AMP for WP<\/a> to make your current website responsive.<\/p>

Improve Loading Speed<\/h2>

Loading speed is one of the most important aspects of an online business that highly influences the conversion rate and bounce rate. Every second counts when it comes to loading time, as 40%<\/strong> of people say they’ll simply leave if the site takes more than 3 seconds to load<\/a>. <\/p>

That’s why before you begin growing your website and attracting more traffic, you must improve your site’s loading speed as much as possible. <\/p>