MightyShed NextJS audit Case Study

Client's challenge

01

Performance bottlenecks – Potential issues with speed and server requests

02

SEO challenges – Static sitemaps not including new pages

03

Large image files – Slowing page load times for users on mobile or slow connections

04

Future scalability – Making the site is ready to grow without performance drops

PageSpeed metrics after the audit

96
Performance
100
SEO
96
Best Practices

Audit process

Document Load Speed – Measuring speed across different connections

Caching & SSR – Checking server-side rendering and caching efficiency

Image Optimization – Reviewing formats, sizes, and preloading strategies

SEO Essentials – Meta tags, structured data, sitemaps, and robots.txt

Core Web Vitals – Assessing Google’s key performance metrics like LCP and CLS

Render-Blocking Resources – Identifying delays caused by CSS and fonts

Code Review – Evaluating Next.js version, libraries, and general code quality

Headless CMS Structure – Reviewing content management and scalability potential

Project Tech Stack

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Strapi

Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It's 100% Javascript, fully customizable and developer-first

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Next.JS

Boosted our project with faster page loads, enhanced SEO, and a streamlined development process for an improved user experience

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Vercel

Vercel provided us with the tools and infrastructure to deploy a highly optimized web solution, ensuring rapid load times, seamless scalability, and robust performance throughout the project's lifecycle

How we work

Governed and Scalable, by Design

We design content models, editorial workflows, and governance into the architecture from day one to make you CMS clean and usable as your team, markets, and channels grow.

Editorial UX boosts your marketing team's speed and freedom. They can build pages, launch campaigns, and manage content without needing developer help.

Performance & AI SEO by Default

Each project includes a complete SEO + LLM optimization. Performance baseline as standard: Core Web Vitals, structured data, rendering strategy, and AI SEO setup.

Already live? Our Next.js SEO audit gives you an actionable, dev-ready assessment of where you stand.

Predictable & Efficient Delivery

90% of our projects fit the initial budget. That comes from the time we invest upfront — understanding exactly what we're building before a single line of code is written.

Our CMS Kit has page builders, navigation, localization, content models, and SEO settings. It boosts every engagement. Plus, it won’t limit your choices. It's a smart starter refined across dozens of production deployments, not a constraint.

Key Achievements

01

Achieved excellent load times – 90ms on fast connections and 650ms on slow networks

02

Identified areas where client-side requests could be optimized for server-side rendering

03

Pinpointed key image issues, including missing preloading and oversized files

04

Discovered issues with the static sitemap and robots.txt file

05

Delivered recommendations to enhance search engine indexing, improving visibility for new content like case studies

06

Confirmed the site passed Google’s Core Web Vitals overall while identifying LCP as an area for fine-tuning

07

Identified CSS and font delivery delays that impacted the initial page render

08

Impact: Proposed solutions to streamline rendering and enhance page load times

09

Flagged outdated dependencies (NextJS) and unnecessary library bulk (Lodash)

10

Confirmed a simple, effective CMS structure while identifying untapped potential for content management

Team behind a project

Alex Hramovich

Alex Hramovich

VP of Engineering

Audit pricing

Basic
Free

Gain key insights for free

Professional
€2900

In-depth analysis and detailed reporting

Premium
Custom

Full audit and ongoing support

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