Hero Speed Index Fix

Job ID: 39936117

Budget: €8 – €30 EUR

My Google PageSpeed Insights score is already 95+ across First Contentful Paint, Largest Contentful Paint, and Cumulative Layout Shift. The one metric still holding me back is Speed Index, which stubbornly sits above 5 s—and every variant of my hero section triggers it. A background image pushes the index past 5 s, an H1 alone adds 3 s, even an isolated H2 is flagged.

I need a quick, targeted fix that brings the Speed Index down to match the rest of the performance metrics without compromising the visual layout. The job is straightforward:

No full-site overhaul is required—just this single hero section tweak. I can give you temporary access or run snippets you supply. Looking for a concise solution I can implement immediately.