SEO: Site Speed
Double down on speed optimization with these 9 advanced tips
Does your site have a need, a need for speed? Here's a breakdown of Google's PageSpeed Insight Rules and best practice advice on optimizing web...
5 ways to improve ROI on seasonal pages by optimizing your SEO crawl budget
What is a crawl budget? Google’s goal is to make useful information available to people searching the web. To accomplish that, Google...
Why websites should be using HSTS to improve security and SEO
If you want added security, faster load times and stronger SEO for your site, contributor John Lincoln walks through why and how you should be...
How to increase your PageSpeed in WordPress
With over 59% of websites using WordPress as a CMS, optimizing them to load quickly is a good idea. Contributor Dave Davies walks through key...
How to rev up your page speed for better website performance
Improving page speed isn’t some arcane and mysterious dark art. Contributor Jeremy Knauff reviews everything from plug-ins to CDNs and points...
3 free tools to comprehensively test page speed
Contributor Marcus Miller outlines how to use 3 free tools that test page speed and work to turn your site into a lean, mean, speedy fighting...
How not to get lost in the performance-oriented web
With page speed playing an active role in how a web page ranks, contributor Maria Cieslak details how SEOs can maintain high rankings and happy...
Report: Google mobile speed update has no impact on general mobile rankings
So far, the Google Speed Update algorithm has had no impact on rankings in the mobile search results, says one...
How to be proactive and prevent a negative SEO campaign — Part 3
There is no such thing as being negative SEO-proof, says contributor Joe Sinkwitz. All you can do is take steps to lessen the probability of...
Ask the SMXperts — Schema & Structured Data, JavaScript
Three #SMXperts answer questions from the Advanced Technical SEO session at SMX Advanced and share their insights on JavaScript and structured...
SMX Advanced session recap: Mobile-first and AMP
Contributor Patrick Stox recaps an advanced SEO session where speakers shared how to perform audits in a mobile-first world and tactics to...
Google clarifies the upcoming Speed Update only impacts the ‘slowest sites’
Google clarifies that if you have a fast site, making it faster 'won't change things' with your rankings specific to the upcoming Speed...
The ultimate guide to bot herding and spider wrangling — Part 3
In this third and final installment, contributor Stephan Spencer outlines common coding, mobile and localization issues and offers workarounds...
How to determine if you’ve been hit by negative SEO
Knowing you've been hit by a negative SEO campaign is crucial to fighting it. Contributor Joe Sinkwitz outlines the tools and steps you can take...
Mobile speed case studies: Push for faster page loads
If you are not feeling the need for speed, don’t be surprised if your site stalls. Contributor Anthony Muller shares three case studies...
Auditing customer reviews for organic traffic growth without losing speed or attracting penalties
Looking for ways to beef up retailer product pages? Contributor Karen Bone points out five common areas of untapped value in your customer...
Making website speed and performance part of your SEO routine
Monitoring webpage performance is key to avoiding setbacks when algorithms change. Contributor Bobby Lyons points out ways to adapt everyday SEO...
The need for speed: Google dedicates engineering team to accelerate development of WordPress ecosystem
Google's partnership with WordPress aims to jump-start the platform's support of the latest web technologies -- particularly those involving...
Google’s Page Speed Update does not impact indexing
In response to questions raised in the community, here's clarification about how indexing is impacted by the Google Page Speed...
Will AMP improve your rankings? How to set up an AMP test
Wondering if AMP is worth the investment? Columnist Stephanie LeVonne walks through how to set up a test to determine what kind of boost, if...
