SEO: Site Speed
There’s a new Speed Report coming to Google Search Console
You can request beta access to this new speed report...
Google data shows Page Speed update resulted in 15-20% speed increases among slower sites
Webmasters, developers, SEOs and site owners took notice and the results are in: The web is faster, according to...
Google revamps Test My Site mobile site speed tool
See how your site stacks up against competitors, get recommendations for...
Google PageSpeed Insights tool gets a major update with more data from Lighthouse
Version 5 is out for Google PageSpeed Insights, and it provides a wealth of...
How to use Chrome User Experience Report to improve your site’s performance
An update to PageSpeed Insights from "lab data" to "field data" has the potential to significantly influence how Google handles your search...
Link building tool roundup: Site crawlers
Link building is hard work! Here's how to utilize site crawling tools to make sure your effort pays off....
Google Search Console is sending notices for slow loading pages
Fix slow page loading notices are new and are now being sent to site owners via Google Search...
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...