Site performance can be a complex issue, with all manner of interdependent factors conflicting and cascading in unexpected ways. When one of our clients’ sites starts experiencing problems which can quickly take a toll on their business, we take a methodical approach, examining all of the components that go into a website’s performance, and enacting a point-by-point plan which addresses front and back end issues. Here’s how we developed a solution for The Student Room, a high-traffic forum which ran into trouble after a routine software upgrade.

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