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Page speed

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Slow pages annoy visitors, and Google has said speed is one of many things it looks at. Page speed work means making a page load, show its content and respond to clicks sooner. Google's own yardstick is Core Web Vitals, a set of scores for loading, interaction and layout stability.

Start with Optimizing Core Web Vitals, a Tech SEO Connect session by Rick Viscomi. For the argument about ranking, Does PageSpeed Actually Impact SEO? is a 2020 experiment from a software vendor, so treat its findings as one test.

Developers get more from the talks on Interaction to Next Paint and on the cost of JavaScript, and the second has no SEO angle at all. The 2021 Page Experience talk came out before INP joined the scores, so some of its numbers no longer apply.

Practise with: Tools for page speed and Core Web Vitals

  1. Trade press or conference

    Optimizing Core Web Vitals - Rick Viscomi

    Tech SEO Connect

    How do you optimise Core Web Vitals? Rick Viscomi talks through the subject in a session recorded at Tech SEO Connect 2024, with page speed metrics in focus.

  2. Teaching or conference talk

    The Cost Of JavaScript - 2023

    Addy Osmani

    The cost of JavaScript is highest on mobile and lower-end desktops, Addy Osmani explains, along with why small bundles help downloads.

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