02.03
Previously posted here, “Will Google Caffeine Affect Your SEO?” – I tried to explain the changes that Google has brought about with the implementation of Google Caffeine, a new and advanced search engine algorithm. And I had mentioned that load speed will be a factor determining search position.
Come to find out, what I posted here has a lot of truth, but not as much as I found today after finding this article at Web Pro News. Granted, page load speed is now important, but doesn’t hold priority to relevant, up-to-date content. Page load speed, now an algorithm factor, is only only one in over 200 factors that determines search page position. So in the event that load speed makes a determining factor (not likely unless your site is REAL slow), chances are that the effected website will move by only one position.
Below is a very informative video from Matt Cutts that will explain this more thoroughly.
On a scale of 1 to 200, where would you place the importance
of page speed? Comment, read, and discuss here!
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Seriously have to think about the Loading time now as Google will consider for Search Engines rankings.
No, speed is not important than relevance. I think your comment should be relevance and you should have a reasonable speed too.
I never thought about page speed being a factor. Interesting.