What Does a CDN Really Do, and Why Should You Use One for Your Website? (2025/570)

Confused by SEO tips telling you to "just install a CDN"? Wondering what a Content Delivery Network actually does for your website speed and performance? In this episode, Charly breaks down CDNs in plain English—no tech degree required.

📌 Here’s what you’ll learn:

✅ What a CDN is and how it distributes static content across the globe

✅ How CDNs reduce website load times and boost SEO

✅ Why caching and compression matter (and how to manage them)

✅ Free and paid CDN options like Cloudflare and Amazon CloudFront

🛡️ Extra perks like bot filtering, traffic protection, and free SSL

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