Don't make me wait: How we made monmouth.edu one of the fastest sites in higher ed

Whether in higher education or any other industry, website speed matters. Users find faster sites more enjoyable to browse, and it shows — companies that hasten the page loads of their sites often see their visitors stick around longer. Search engines look out for speed, too, by reviewing how quickly a site loads before they rank it their catalogs. The benefits are clear, but what are the best approaches for developing a fast website?

For nearly a decade, the web team at Monmouth University has built their site with that question in mind. Indeed, monmouth.edu often ranks at the top of SpeedyU, a ranking of college and university sites based in part on performance. Monmouth's developers will share their insights — from easy-to-implement techniques to more advanced concepts — to show the path they took in creating one of the fastest sites in the higher education space.