Google Releases Page Speed Report In Webmaster Tools
In the wake of page speed becoming a ranking factor in 2010, Google has announced a new labs feature in Google Webmaster Tools. The new feature is the “Site performance” report under the “Labs” section of the tool. The site performance basically shows you how fast your site loads compared to other sites. It also […]
Barry Schwartz on December 2, 2009 at 5:39 pm | Reading time: 1 minute
In the wake of page speed becoming a ranking factor in 2010, Google has announced a new labs feature in Google Webmaster Tools.
The new feature is the “Site performance” report under the “Labs” section of the tool. The site performance basically shows you how fast your site loads compared to other sites. It also shows you, over time, if your site is getting faster or slower, with a nice graph. Google also lists out specific pages and their load time and then provides tips on how to improve those pages on a per page basis.
Here is a screen shot of one of the site performance reports that I am a webmaster over:
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