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Have you ever wondered what each type of USB is made for or used for? USB (Universal Serial Bus) technology plays a vital role in connecting and powering devices. With advancements over the years, different types of USB connectors and standards have emerged to support the growing demands for speed, power, and efficiency. Here, we’ll explore the types of USB and their specific use cases, helping you make informed choices for your tech needs. 1. USB Type-A Description : USB Type-A is the original USB connector type that has been widely used since the technology’s inception. Recognized by its rectangular shape, it is typically found on computers, laptops, and other devices. Use Cases : Data Transfer : USB Type-A is used primarily for data transfer between computers and devices like external hard drives, printers, and scanners. Charging : It also supports charging for various peripherals, including phones and tablets, though at lower speeds than newer USB types. Peripheral Connectivity : C
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What is LCP(Largest Contentful Paint) and why does website speed matter?

 Did you know that the average website visitor takes 3 seconds before deciding to stay or leave a website?



Let's use your personal experience as an example. How long are you willing to wait for a website to load? If it is a website recommended by someone and you already know the value you are going to get by waiting, you may do it for longer than 3 seconds. That isn't the case with random websites. The moment you realize it is slow, with nothing to anticipate, you will leave.

Google recommends an LCP(Largest Contentful Paint) of 2.5 seconds or less when working on core web vitals.

CP generally refers to the elements on a page that require loading. These include photos or images, videos and text. LCP refers to the biggest piece of content on a page. The more time it takes to fully load your page, the larger the average LCP time it will have.

How do you Measure a website's LCP?

The easiest way to measure a webpage's LCP is by using tools like google page insights. This tool will give you a breakdown of all the errors on the page and recommendatons to improve the load times of the page.

If you are concerned about your website's rank on search engines, take a look the LCP time and try to improve it. Google, for instance, recommends pages that load faster(with lower LCP time)

What Makes a website have a larger LCP?

  1. The size of the images - It is improtant to have high resolutio images on a website. However, it is important to be mindful of the image dimensions and file sizes. Larger images mean slow loading which affects the page LCP
  2. Web Design and code - Have you ever heard developers talking about clean and efficient code? Your website's source code can affect the load speeds. If the code happens to be disorganized and with lots of unsused lines of code, it will slow down the website loading.
  3. Server Speed - The server speed also affects the LCP. Shared hosting, which means shared resources could slow down your website speed if other websites on the server use more resources. At times this may be out of your control and that is why is it important to choose the right hosting package at the very beginning or upgrade it when needed.

You may ask; how do you achieve a lower LCP?

Here are a few quick fixes:

  1. Optimize your website images - Work on the image file sizes and dimensions. Square images work better. For the sizes, use tool tools like Tinypng. You can also use compression formats like BrotliCalibre or GZIP for static assets, serve images in WebP, and minify CSS and JS files.
  2. Remove unused code from your website(You might want to hire a professional for this one before you go through what I experienced, you can read the rib cracking experience here)
  3. Get a better server from your website host, most preferrably a dedicated hosting option.
  4. Preload assets: Use rel=”preload” for critical assets and rel=”preconnect” for third-party connections. You can also apply lazy-loading for your website.
  5. Apply browser caching for your website. This helps store some elements loacally and reduces the load for subsequent visits.


Achieving an LCP of 2.5 seconds and below takes time. Review your website speed performance with the given tools and apply the suggested improvements slowly.

One best practice that I would recommend is to avoid future reoccurences is optimizing your images before uplaoding them to the website.

Make sure any cover image, featured or even product images are properly compressed and optimized before upload.

For website SEO tips, visit Marginseye Digital

Author:Francis Onyach; writer, artist, digital marketer and software engineer.

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