: How do I decrease first byte time with GoDaddy and GitHub pages? I've been trying to optimize my site as much as possible. One thing I can't figure out is reducing first byte time as WebPagetest

@Deb1703797

After doing some research, turns out I am not the only person with this issue. The solution was to change my GitHub CNAME file from non-www to , looks like sending someone without the www was causing the time to first byte to be extra long. I'm still looking into the reason why.

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@Eichhorn148

I have a pretty streamlined site, dude. I would say, the only thing to get done is not time to first byte, but specify an expiration date in the far future for


/css/main.css expires in only 10 minutes
/img/0-bg.svg expires in only 10 minutes
/analytics.js expires in only 2 hours


Regarding Google Analytics, try to host it locally to be able to specify expiration date.

The issue with the time to first byte is caused by your web host, the usual recommendation is to change the host. You could improve your other issues noted here: gtmetrix.com/reports/www.jessetrippe.com/LXD2azQA which will decrease page rendering time, but no the first byte.

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