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title: "Blog — Gian Trotta"
description: "Plain-English writing about website speed, Google visibility, and AI-search visibility for small business owners — plus the occasional build story."
source: "https://giantrotta.dev/blog/"
---

# Blog

Things I've learned making websites.

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    ## How one image made my website take 72 seconds to load
    
    2026-07-17
    
    My old portfolio scored 65 on Google's speed test and took 72 seconds to show its main content on a phone. The culprit: a single 23.5 MB image. Here's what that means for your site.
    
    Read the post →
    
    ](/blog/why-my-portfolio-took-72-seconds-to-load/)