The Groundswell Blog
Data-driven insights on SEO, web performance, and why modern businesses are ditching WordPress.
Your Slow Website Is Costing You More Than You Think
Amazon loses 1% of sales per 100ms of delay. What's your slow WordPress site costing you? Real data on speed, conversions, and the maintenance trap.
Your WordPress Site Got Hacked — Here's What to Do Right Now (and Why It'll Happen Again)
WordPress accounts for 95% of all CMS infections. Here's how to clean up after a hack — and why the cleanup-reinfect cycle is a feature of the platform, not a bug.
WordPress vs Next.js: A Brutally Honest Speed Comparison
We tested 50 WordPress sites against 50 Next.js sites. The results weren't even close. Here's the data.
The True Cost of WordPress: What Your Agency Won't Tell You
Plugin licenses, maintenance retainers, security cleanups, developer hours. We broke down the real 3-year cost of a WordPress site.
11,334 Vulnerabilities: Why WordPress Security Is a Losing Battle
Patchstack reported 11,334 WordPress vulnerabilities in 2025 alone. Here's what that means for your business and what the alternative looks like.
Core Web Vitals Explained: Why Google Cares About Your Page Speed
LCP, CLS, INP — Google's Core Web Vitals directly impact your search rankings. Here's what they measure and how to fix them.
Do You Really Need a $25K Website? (No. Here's Why.)
Premium agencies charge $25K-$75K for websites. Most businesses don't need that. Here's what you actually need and what it should cost.
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