Continued from Monday. Google says that as your site load speed increases from 1 to 7 seconds, your bounce rate increases 113%. Missed opportunities; bounced prospects means missed sales. I tested my own website against a number of other sites on the Google Test My Site tool and here’s what…
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It’s the Page Speed Load Time, Stupid
No offense intended, but to not be paying attention to your website load time is simply not smart in the world of Google today. This is why knowing and working to improve your page speed and site load time is crucial. Google has a new tool called “Google Test My…
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Do You Need HTTPS Now?
HTTPS – Google loves it, but for informational websites, moving to HTTPS adds to your costs. Expect to pay $129 to $229 for a SSL or secure socket layer certificate to be able to have your website use HTTPS in the browser bar. For me at this time, I am…
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Your New Website: Why Page Speed Matters
I will open with a quick case study to illustrate my point on how important page speed is to Google. We did a SEO site evaluation for a client on his new website. The site looked nice and appeared very professional, but on running the site through the Google Page…
