There are many different factors that play into Internet speed, including elements that have nothing to do with your Mac at all like your network service provider, router or another device making automatic uploads.

First, try an internet speed test (via speedtest.net) while connected with an Ethernet cable and see if you are getting the speed you are paying for — if not, start by talking to your service provider.

But if your Internet has still started channeling its inner sloth, try out these seven tricks to speed up slow wi-fi on a Mac.

1. Switch To Safari (If You’re Not Using It Already)
2. Reset (Or Update) Your Internet Browser
3. Check For Adware And Malware
4. Look For Other Resources Hogging Your Bandwidth
5. Move, Reset Or Upgrade Your Router
6. Try Ethernet
7. Close Tabs
8. Clean Up Your Mac (& Improve The Overall Speed)

The steps that speed up your Mac’s performance as a whole will also help to speed up your internet. If you’ve tried all the other suggestions (and you’ve talked with your internet provider), try cleaning up your Mac. The best way is to use CleanMyMac, an app developed by MacPaw.

Cleaning the hard drive so it’s at most 85 percent full will help not only your browsing speed, but performance overall. Besides cleaning your Mac drive, here's a few more MacBook Pro speed tricks you can use to improve performance overall.