Sending less data.
THE LARGEST SAVING
Image optimisation.
Resizing and compressing images reduces bandwidth proportionally on every view.
WHAT ELSE HELPS
Compression, which reduces text transfer Browser caching, so returning visitors download less Lazy loading, so unseen images are not transferred
CONTROLLING HOTLINKING
Another site displaying your images from your server consumes your bandwidth.
cPanel has hotlink protection.
CONTROLLING BOTS
Aggressive crawlers consume bandwidth.
FOR LARGE FILES
Consider whether downloads should be served from hosting.
FOR VIDEO
A video platform is almost always better than serving from hosting.
Video consumes bandwidth at a rate hosting plans are not designed for.
WHAT TO CHECK
Which files are transferred most. Raw logs show this.
Frequently one large image or file dominates.
