Speed playbook

Fix the 9 things that actually slow Shopify down — this weekend, no developer.

Our $299 Speed Sprint service, opened up as a do-it-yourself playbook: the measurement setup, the 9 highest-impact fixes in order, the code snippets, and the before/after tracker.

  • One-time payment, no subscription
  • Built by a working Shopify team
  • Free updates included
Sound familiar?

Why stores stay stuck

Your PageSpeed score is red and every "speed app" you tried made it worse.

Speed advice online is either trivial ("compress images!") or requires a developer.

Slow stores bleed mobile buyers silently — you never see the sale you lost at second 4.

A look inside

The actual 9-fix sequence

In impact order — each with the exact steps, snippets, and a rollback note.

speed-sprint — one weekend, measured honestly
  1. App audit — find the 3 apps costing the most milliseconds
  2. Image weight — make Shopify’s CDN work for you
  3. Fonts — fewer families, swap, system stacks
  4. Hero & LCP — preload what paints first
  5. Pixel bloat — consolidate tracking scripts
  6. Theme bloat — remove dead sections safely
  7. JS hygiene — defer, drop jQuery habits
  8. Above the fold — DOM size and header apps
  9. The theme ceiling — when to stop and re-platform
WHAT YOU MEASURE (BEFORE & AFTER)
LCPCLSINP / TBTreal-device seconds

The tracker takes 3 test runs per page and uses the median — so you know a fix actually worked, not that the internet had a good day. No score promises: the playbook shows you how to measure honestly.

What you get

Inside Speed Sprint DIY

  • The 9-fix sequence we use on client stores, in impact order
  • App audit method: find the 3 apps costing you the most milliseconds
  • Image and font fixes with the exact settings and snippets
  • Theme bloat: what is safe to remove and how to test it
  • Before/after tracker spreadsheet with the right way to measure (not just the PageSpeed number)
  • When to stop: the point where DIY ends and paid work starts, honestly marked
How it works

Three steps, no rabbit holes

Step 1

Measure first

Set the baseline the right way — 15 minutes.

Step 2

Run the 9 fixes

In order. Each one: what, why, how, and the snippet.

Step 3

Verify + keep

Re-measure, log the wins, delete what did not help.

Questions

Answered before you ask

Will this get me to 90+ on PageSpeed?

Honest answer: the score depends on your theme and apps. The playbook targets real-world load time and the metrics Google actually ranks on — and shows you how to measure honestly.

Do I need a developer?

No — every fix is theme-editor or copy-paste level, with a duplicate-theme safety step before each change.

What if I do the checklist and it is still slow?

That is the point where our done-for-you Speed Sprint ($299) takes over — and the playbook tells you exactly when you have hit it. Playbook buyers get it credited.

Skip the weekend — we will do it in 2 business days

The done-for-you Speed Sprint ($299): we run this exact playbook on your store, senior-reviewed, with a before/after report. Bought the DIY kit? We credit it.

Get the done-for-you Sprint — $299

Fix the 9 things that actually slow Shopify down — this weekend, no developer.

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