Comments on: Site Speed Web Search Ranking http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/ SEO Blog Review - SEO Optimization - Design - WP Themes & Plugins. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:12:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-448 admin Mon, 03 May 2010 13:33:29 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-448 @ Imena, Yes true, speed is only one ranking factor, but that one factor could mean the difference between being on the bottom of page 1 or the top of page 2..? And I know where I would rather be! Even though there may well be slow sites currently on Googles 1st page, I am sure that over time & after a lot of shuffling by Google, you are likely to see this change! @ Imena, Yes true, speed is only one ranking factor, but that one factor could mean the difference between being on the bottom of page 1 or the top of page 2..? And I know where I would rather be!
Even though there may well be slow sites currently on Googles 1st page, I am sure that over time & after a lot of shuffling by Google, you are likely to see this change!

]]> By: Imena http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Imena Mon, 03 May 2010 12:40:53 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-447 Site speed is only one ranking factor and there is many slow sites on first google pages ! Site speed is only one ranking factor and there is many slow sites on first google pages !

]]> By: admin http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-443 admin Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:02:28 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-443 Hi Tim, Thanks for a quality comment ! Yes I have a sneaky feeling that there is more to this page speed nonsense than meets the eye, especially when you realise that the only browser rumoured not to be slowed down by Googles junk, is Google's own Chrome! Can you think of any better way to boost an ailing browser..? hahaha Hi Tim,
Thanks for a quality comment !

Yes I have a sneaky feeling that there is more to this page speed nonsense than meets the eye, especially when you realise that the only browser rumoured not to be slowed down by Googles junk, is Google’s own Chrome! Can you think of any better way to boost an ailing browser..? hahaha

]]> By: Tim http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Tim Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:06:38 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-442 As you've pointed out in another post, Adsense slows down page loads. Maybe Google is too clever for their own good: as page load speeds increase in importance, people only making a few dollars a month from Adsense will ditch it. And I think the millions of sites that generate only a few dollars a month make up a large part of Google's income. I agree that most visitors don't want to wait a minute for some page full of useless widgets and ad blocks to appear, but an industry average of 2 seconds? That's ridiculous, especially as the US is Google's main market and especially as the US ranks about 13th in the world for average internet speeds. A 2-second page load versus a 20-second page load won't make much difference to someone using a low-speed internet connection. You're right-it's not about visitors' experience; it's about tweaking the algorithm to favor the big boys. (btw, great site: I've increased your time on site stats today :-)) As you’ve pointed out in another post, Adsense slows down page loads. Maybe Google is too clever for their own good: as page load speeds increase in importance, people only making a few dollars a month from Adsense will ditch it. And I think the millions of sites that generate only a few dollars a month make up a large part of Google’s income.

I agree that most visitors don’t want to wait a minute for some page full of useless widgets and ad blocks to appear, but an industry average of 2 seconds? That’s ridiculous, especially as the US is Google’s main market and especially as the US ranks about 13th in the world for average internet speeds. A 2-second page load versus a 20-second page load won’t make much difference to someone using a low-speed internet connection.

You’re right-it’s not about visitors’ experience; it’s about tweaking the algorithm to favor the big boys.

(btw, great site: I’ve increased your time on site stats today :-) )

]]> By: admin http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-437 admin Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:06:00 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-437 A strange statement Michelle..? "A site with a lot of images and advertisements does not enhance user experience." Yes ok I will accept the point about adverts, but images..? I thought we now lived in a multi media world with streaming video etc..? I can assure you that most people would rather look at a page with a decent amount of images, than just face a page full of text! I have the stats from 2 of my other sites to prove this, the one with only 1 image per post gets on average 2 page views per visitor, whilst the other site with as many as 6 images per post gets on average 7.79 page views per visitor ! I mean if we are going to go back to the internet without images or video, then we all might as well dig out an old copy of Windows 3:1. ;-) A strange statement Michelle..?
“A site with a lot of images and advertisements does not enhance user experience.”

Yes ok I will accept the point about adverts, but images..? I thought we now lived in a multi media world with streaming video etc..?
I can assure you that most people would rather look at a page with a decent amount of images, than just face a page full of text!
I have the stats from 2 of my other sites to prove this, the one with only 1 image per post gets on average 2 page views per visitor, whilst the other site with as many as 6 images per post gets on average 7.79 page views per visitor !
I mean if we are going to go back to the internet without images or video, then we all might as well dig out an old copy of Windows 3:1. ;-)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Michelle Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:59:09 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-436 This is something I've been hoping would happen for a long time. It's in Google's best interest to rank sites higher that make the user's experience a priority. A site with a lot of images and advertisements does not enhance user experience. All things being equal I would prefer to visit a fast loading site versus a slow one when I search for something. This is something I’ve been hoping would happen for a long time.

It’s in Google’s best interest to rank sites higher that make the user’s experience a priority. A site with a lot of images and advertisements does not enhance user experience. All things being equal I would prefer to visit a fast loading site versus a slow one when I search for something.

]]> By: admin http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-434 admin Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:12:18 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-434 Yes Daniel, 4 seconds is a pretty good load time, but I wouldn't get too complacent as the actual industry standard is half that amount at a mere 2 seconds ! This basically means that your blogs take twice as long to load as what the industry standard says ;-) Yes Daniel, 4 seconds is a pretty good load time, but I wouldn’t get too complacent as the actual industry standard is half that amount at a mere 2 seconds ! This basically means that your blogs take twice as long to load as what the industry standard says ;-)

]]> By: Daniel http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Daniel Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:50:52 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-430 Many people are mad about this decision, but I always make my blogs load under 4 seconds, so I don`t think I`ll have any problems Many people are mad about this decision, but I always make my blogs load under 4 seconds, so I don`t think I`ll have any problems

]]> By: admin http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-424 admin Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:57:41 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-424 Hi Chris, Not wishing to douse your flames as it were ;-) But all my sites are run on Wordpress & whilst I would agree with you that it is a superb content management system, I would have to disagree with your statement that there is no need for concern over site speed! This very site was being reported as taking 12 seconds to load a few weeks ago, but lots of long hours & hard work enabled me to get it down to a very respectable 2 seconds (dependant on time of day & location), which in case you are unaware, is the industry standard! Hi Chris,
Not wishing to douse your flames as it were ;-)
But all my sites are run on WordPress & whilst I would agree with you that it is a superb content management system, I would have to disagree with your statement that there is no need for concern over site speed!
This very site was being reported as taking 12 seconds to load a few weeks ago, but lots of long hours & hard work enabled me to get it down to a very respectable 2 seconds (dependant on time of day & location), which in case you are unaware, is the industry standard!

]]> By: Chris http://www.my-blog-review.com/site-speed-web-search-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Chris Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:03:39 +0000 http://www.my-blog-review.com/?p=2965#comment-423 I have used webpagetest before and I must say, it is quite an impressive tool. Fortunately I don't really have to worry to much about page load times because my blog is running on the fabulous wordpress content management system. I have used webpagetest before and I must say, it is quite an impressive tool. Fortunately I don’t really have to worry to much about page load times because my blog is running on the fabulous wordpress content management system.

]]>