{"id":12571,"date":"2017-08-28T13:45:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T18:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=12571"},"modified":"2021-08-09T23:09:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T04:09:40","slug":"increase-conversions-site-speed-without-sacrificing-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/increase-conversions-site-speed-without-sacrificing-security\/","title":{"rendered":"WatchGuard Workhorse: Increase conversions &#038; site speed without sacrificing security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ecommerce websites live or die by conversions and statistics bear out that slow site speeds have a devastating impact on customers getting to checkout. It\u2019s no secret that adding layers of security to your network can introduce lag into this equation. Luckily,<strong> there\u2019s a better way.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/watchguard-firebox-xtm-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WatchGuard XTM<\/a> runs at lightning speeds even with full security features enabled. <strong>You don\u2019t have to choose between security and speed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wpex-theme-button red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">EXPLORE WATCHGUARD FIREBOX<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the run down on&nbsp;<strong>network security<\/strong>, <strong>site load speeds<\/strong>, &amp; <b>increasing conversions<\/b>&nbsp;with the infographic below!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SiteLoadSpeedInfoFinal.pdf\">View Full Size<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/InfographicSiteSpeed.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/InfographicSiteSpeed-574x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/InfographicSiteSpeed-574x1024.png 574w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/InfographicSiteSpeed-168x300.png 168w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/InfographicSiteSpeed-768x1370.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecommerce websites live or die by conversions and statistics bear out that slow site speeds have a devastating impact on customers getting to checkout. 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