Site speed now a factor in Google Rankings
Google have announced that they now use a websites page loading speed in calculating its search rankings.
What does this mean for my website?
In reality, probably nothing. Matt Cutts, of Google, has stated that this new algorithm will affect less than 1% of web searches on Google. And with the number of searches performed on Google racing past 300 million per day, unless you are in a highly competitive market and obtain many thousands of visitors per day, you are unlikely to be affected by the new search algorithms.
So speed does not matter then?
Not True! Whilst Google might not take much notice of your sites load speed – yet, your site visitors definitely will. Having a slow loading web site may well cost you business, after all what is the point in ranking highly on Google if people get bored and go somewhere else when waiting for your page to load?
If you are concerned that you may be losing visitors because of your site speed, then please do not hesitate to contact EagleSoft Solutions. We are able to use cutting edge analysis techniques to find out why your website is slow and improve its speed.