Auditing
In this pillar, web development companies conduct a thorough audit of the website to identify any issues that are impacting its page speed. This includes analyzing the website's code, images, and other media, as well as reviewing the website's hosting and server environment. The audit process can include testing the website's page speed using tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, or WebPageTest, to identify specific issues such as slow page load times, large images, and code bloat. The audit also helps to identify areas where the website may be loading external resources that can slow down the page load.