Page speed to become ranking factor on Google?
submitted by markodonoghue on 16 November 2009
Back in June, we pondered if the launch of Google's Page Speed tool would result in the speed of the website influencing it's search engine rankings. We justifiably argued, at least if your website is down a lot, it will affect your indexing. Now we have been given further hints that page speed could become a serious factor.
The rumour
Fresh rumours on page speed have been circulated thanks to a WebProNews interview with Google employee Matt Cutts. Matt said;
"Historically, we haven't had to use it in our search rankings, but a lot of people within Google think that the web should be fast. It should be a good experience, and so it's sort of fair to say that if you're a fast site, maybe you should get a little bit of a bonus. If you really have an awfully slow site, then maybe users don't want that as much."...
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Mark O'Donoghue
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http://www.webtacular.co.uk/articles/page-speed-to-become-ranking-factor.htm
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