Have you ever tried to register your website or blog with the DMOZ Open Directory Project? Registration is free and conventional wisdom suggests that you should register your site with them. All I can say about this is good luck!
Google devotes a lot of time trying to improve the speed of web page delivery by providing webmasters with information and tools like Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics and Page Speed.
WordPress provides a library of javascript functions so that Theme and Plugin authors can maintain consistency when they create new WordPress themes and plugins. How does this affect the responsiveness of your blog?
My experience with the WordPress GZIP Output Plugin was not a pleasant one… so proceed with caution if you install this wordpress plugin.
Ajax Comment Posting is a WordPress plugin that insures that certain comment form fields (name and email address) are completed before accepting the comment as valid. Feels like a nice thing to have on your blog… yes?