Reduce Page Speed

Note: bounce rates are not necessarily due to page loading performance, but I do agree for a simple page, it is heavy.

I definitely see the infamous, still horribly-broken Google Font HTTP request “bug”.

Note 46.7% of your total page size (in KB) and 42% of your total HTTP requests are from fonts alone. You made the unfortunate error (sarcasm) of choosing one of Webflow’s default fonts. See this thread for more details: Open sans - Webflow adds unused fonts file requests - entire site

One workaround, while lengthy and tedious, is my post here: upload your own Google Fonts, in only the weights you use.

@PixelGeek, is Webflow ever going to address the horribly bloated font loader? This bad webdev practice was called out in 2015 by a web design startup; they’re new, but they’re good. Do note this bug affects 100% of your customer base.

For web design, you’ll want to pick which weights you use carefully: loading all nine weights of Exo 2 could seriously slow down your pages.

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