Google Beginning to Use Page Speed as a Ranking Factor

Google Beginning to Use Page Speed as a Ranking Factor

At least no one can say they weren't warned! Google has officially announced that beginning in July of 2018, how fast your web pages load will become a ranking factor for those pages on mobile searches.

So what does this mean for your website? In a nutshell, Google wants you to make sure all web pages load as fast as they can on mobile devices to give the best user experience it can. For those pages that would low slower and provide a possible poor user experience, they will rank lower in mobile searches. So if you depend on mobile organic traffic to your website, make sure your pages are running as fast as they can so you won't lose your current mobile search results positioning.

If you're already a client of xclntDesign, no worries. We actively monitor all pages and all websites we manage for a variety of technical reasons already, and mobile page speed is something we also look at and are continually trying to improve on every page, of every website we manage.

If you or another party manages your website, here are a few resources that can be used to assist you in evaluating a page's performance:

PageSpeed Insights

Chrome User Experience Report

Lighthouse

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GSI

GSI

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Their existing logo spelled out the company name; they wanted to take focus off the security part of their name to promote their other services, so we just went with the initials in a new logo, showing off a connected globe.

Mid-Florida Agencies

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Professional Waterfront Cleanup

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Professional Waterfront Cleanup has been a client of ours for a number of years, and every few years, we suggest a refresh of their website. This keeps the design modern, and the content can be changed to match the evolution of the company's business model.

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Gator Clean

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Got Watts Electric

Got Watts Electric

This was a complete redesign. Got Watts has been a long time client, and they recently refocused their business on electrification, or utility grid independence. So they need a new, dynamic site to reflect this change, and to focus on the main services they offer.

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