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Introduction

Website loading speed significantly affects both user experience and SEO. Google Chrome’s built-in developer tools offer a way to analyze your site’s performance and pinpoint areas for improvement. While website loading speed can vary depending on the quality of your ISP’s bandwidth service, you can still measure your site’s speed on your own device. Learn how to check your website’s loading speed using Google Chrome’s developer tools. Perfect for website owners and developers looking to optimize site performance.

Prerequisite

• Google Chrome browser installed
• Basic understanding of website performance metrics

Step-by-step guide

Step 1: Clear browser cache and history

• To ensure the accuracy of the testing. We would suggest cleaning Google Chrome’s cache and history before performing the test in order to get the result accurately.
• Click on the three-dots on the top right then click on Settings.
  

• Once navigated to Settings, click on Privacy and security then click on Delete browsing data.
  

• Select the Time Range based on your recent activity of your website. And make sure all options were selected then click Delete Data.
  

Step 2: Enter Google Chrome Incognito mode

• To make sure the browser is not using any cache and history cookies to load the website page, you can use Google Chrome incognito mode.
• Click on the three-dots on the top right again then click on New incognito window.
  

Step 3: Run the test

• Once enter incognito mode, Right Click and select Inspect to launch Google Chrome’s console tools.
  

• Select Network on Google Chrome console tools. You may adjust the size by dragging the side.
  

• Enter your website and check on the results.
  

Conclusion

By following this guide, you will be able to check your website’s loading speed using Google Chrome and identify ways to improve performance.

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