Comments on: Startup Series: SPEEDILICIOUS http://blog.softlayer.com/2013/startup-series-speedilicious/ A Behind the Scenes Look at the Best Hosting Provider in the World Fri, 24 May 2013 11:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Kim Frederiksen http://blog.softlayer.com/2013/startup-series-speedilicious/comment-page-1/#comment-46143 Kim Frederiksen Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:17:47 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/?p=10510#comment-46143 I'm sorry to be a party pooper, and they might have a good product, but I find it pretty interesting that their site scores a pathetic 72/100 on Google Pagespeed Insights and takes about 3-5 seconds to download testing from either Dallas or Amsterdam. Again, it might be like the mechanics car, it is always broken, but being a professional that has been a SoftLayer client for many years, spending a lot of time preaching site speed and optimization to my clients. It simply seems to me that this is another situation of a buzz being the target of fast easy money. I’m sorry to be a party pooper, and they might have a good product, but I find it pretty interesting that their site scores a pathetic 72/100 on Google Pagespeed Insights and takes about 3-5 seconds to download testing from either Dallas or Amsterdam.

Again, it might be like the mechanics car, it is always broken, but being a professional that has been a SoftLayer client for many years, spending a lot of time preaching site speed and optimization to my clients. It simply seems to me that this is another situation of a buzz being the target of fast easy money.

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