SEO Services - Coregen Solutions

1. How​​does​​page​​speed​​impact​​SEO,​​Does​​this affect​​website​​ranking? Many​​people​​don’t​​pay​​attention​​to​​page​​speed;​​in​​fact,​​majority​​give​​up​​page​​speed​​to accommodate​​better​​aesthetic​​design,​​add​​more​​content​​to​​web​​pages,​​or​​add​​new​​nifty functionality​​to​​websites.​​Meanwhile,​​research​​has​​shown​​that​​page​​speed​​is​​apparently​​not only​​an​​essential​​part​​of​​a​​website’s​​user​​experience,​​but​​that​​it​​is​​also​​an​​important​​factor when​​it​​comes​​to​​search​​engine​​ranking. Page​​speed​​is​​the​​time​​it​​takes​​for​​a​​website​​to​​fully​​load​​all​​of​​its​​functionality​​on​​a​​browser. The​​average​​website​​visitor​​only​​waits​​for​​an​​average​​of​​6​​seconds​​for​​a​​website​​after​​which they​​leave​​for​​other​​sites.​​So,​​what​​does​​this​​mean?​​It​​means​​that​​page​​speed​​affects​​user experience. Even​​though​​page​​speed​​is​​just​​one​​of​​the​​metrics​​that​​search​​engines​​like​​Google​​use​​to index​​web​​pages,​​it​​is​​one​​of​​the​​important​​metrics.​​Search​​engines​​have​​limited​​time​​to crawl​​web​​pages,​​meaning​​search​​engines​​will​​more​​readily​​bypass​​a​​site​​with​​a​​low​​page speed.​​As​​said​​earlier,​​website​​visitors​​barely​​have​​6​​seconds​​on​​average​​to​​wait​​for​​a

2. website​​to​​load​​after​​which​​they​​bounce.​​That’s​​a​​clear​​indication​​that​​website​​visitors​​don’t like​​slow​​pages.​​For​​search​​engines,​​performance​​and​​better​​results​​are​​signs​​of​​a​​healthy website​​that​​pleases​​customers,​​and​​since​​search​​engines​​are​​always​​seeking​​to​​improve the​​customer’s​​experience,​​they​​will​​more​​readily​​give​​higher​​ranking​​to​​sites​​that​​are​​at​​the forefront​​of​​improving​​customer​​experience. There​​are​​many​​things​​that​​can​​lower​​your​​page​​speed,​​these include​​the​​following: >>​​Too​​large​​images:​​​having​​heavy​​images​​on​​a​​website​​can​​drastically​​reduce​​page speed​​of​​the​​website.​​The​​solution​​to​​this​​is​​to​​use​​PNG​​for​​images​​that​​do​​not​​require​​high details​​such​​as​​logos​​and​​use​​JPG​​for​​other​​photos.​​Another​​way​​to​​tackle​​this​​is​​to​​make sure​​that​​the​​images​​on​​your​​website​​are​​responsive.​​This​​means​​making​​sure​​that​​every image​​is​​suitably​​resized​​according​​to​​where​​it​​has​​to​​be​​displayed. >>​​Web​​host:​​​most​​web​​hosts​​especially​​the​​really​​cheap​​packages​​affect​​page​​speed drastically.​​The​​solution​​to​​this​​is​​to​​pick​​the​​right​​hosting​​package​​that​​fit​​the​​size​​of​​your business. >>​​External​​embedded​​media​:​​especially​​videos​​can​​lower​​page​​speed.​​If​​these media​​content​​are​​hosted​​externally,​​your​​site​​would​​have​​to​​first​​fetch​​those​​content​​before rendering​​it​​on​​your​​website.​​The​​time​​that​​all​​these​​would​​take​​can​​add​​up​​to​​slow​​your page​​speed.​​It​​is​​best​​to​​host​​these​​videos​​and​​other​​media​​on​​your​​own​​server. >>​​Un-optimized​​browser,​​plugins,​​and​​apps:​​​Some​​browser​​functionalities​​can affect​​page​​speed,​​as​​they​​make​​websites​​to​​be​​loaded​​differently.​​Apps​​like​​Flash​​can seriously​​lower​​your​​page​​speed. >>​​Your​​theme:​​​If​​you​​are​​using​​a​​theme​​for​​your​​site​​then​​you​​should​​beware​​of​​those heavily​​designed​​ones​​that​​usually​​contain​​a​​lot​​of​​effects,​​as​​those​​heavy​​effects​​can​​lower your​​page​​speed. >>​​Too​​many​​ads:​​​Having​​too​​many​​ads​​on​​a​​page​​lowers​​page​​speed,​​not​​forgetting that​​it​​also​​distracts​​and​​irritates​​page​​visitors. >>​​Heavy​​code:​​​If​​your​​code​​especially​​JavaScript​​is​​too​​dense​​or​​not​​too​​efficient,​​it​​will lower​​your​​page​​speed. >>​​Widgets:​​​Some​​comment​​areas​​and​​social​​buttons​​can​​have​​an​​impact​​on​​your​​page speed. How​​to​​analyze​​your​​page​​speed

3. If​​you​​have​​a​​way​​of​​analyzing​​your​​page​​speed,​​then​​it​​would​​be​​easy​​for​​you​​to​​optimize​​it. Below​​are​​the​​best​​tools​​when​​it​​comes​​to​​analyzing​​page​​speed​​and​​overall​​website performance. A:​​Web​​page​​test Web​​page​​test​​tool​​allows​​you​​to​​test​​your​​website​​from​​different​​locations​​and​​browsers.​​All you​​have​​to​​do​​it​​to​​type​​in​​your​​website​​URL,​​​​and​​then​​pick​​a​​location​​from​​where​​you​​want to​​load​​your​​website.​​You​​can​​also​​choose​​the​​browser​​that​​you​​want​​to​​test​​the​​speed​​of your​​website​​on.​​This​​would​​allow​​you​​to​​check​​and​​optimize​​how​​your​​website​​loads​​from different​​location​​and​​different​​browsers. B:​​Page​​speed​​insights Page​​speed​​insights​​is​​a​​free​​tool​​from​​Google​​that​​gives​​you​​insights​​on​​the​​elements​​that are​​slowing​​your​​page​​speed.​​From​​heavy​​images​​to​​plugins,​​to​​browser​​caching,​​to​​bad CSS​​to​​heavy​​JavaScript,​​Pagespeed​​Insights​​analyzes​​most​​important​​factors​​that​​can​​slow your​​page​​speed​​for​​both​​mobile​​and​​desktop.

4. C: Pingdom​​​​Website​​Speed​​Test Pingdom​​Website​​Speed​​Test​​tool​​uses​​a​​graph​​to​​show​​you​​the​​exact​​files​​that​​are​​slowing the​​general​​performance​​of​​your​​page.​​In​​addition​​to​​that,​​you​​can​​test​​the​​performance​​of your​​website​​from​​different​​locations​​so​​as​​to​​optimize​​its​​performance​​for​​different​​locations.

5. D:​​OnCrawl OnCrawl​​​​tool​​helps​​you​​to​​analyze​​the​​speed​​of​​your​​website​​where​​you​​would​​get​​a​​clear view​​of​​your​​load​​time​​performances​​by​​page​​depth,​​your​​weight​​distribution​​and​​see​​in details​​the​​particular​​URLs​​that​​are​​lowering​​your​​load​​time​​so​​you​​could​​do​​something​​about them.​​This​​tool​​is​​not​​free,​​although​​they​​offer​​a​​30​​days​​trial. E:​​GTMETRIX The​​basic​​version​​of​​GTMETRIX​​is​​free​​and​​allows​​you​​to​​determine​​the​​performance​​of​​your website.​​It​​uses​​a​​combination​​of​​Yslow​​and​​Google​​Pagespeed​​Insights​​to​​generate​​scores and​​recommendations​​for​​a​​website.​​These​​scores​​are​​rendered​​in​​a​​graph​​so​​you​​can quickly​​view​​and​​analyze​​the​​factors​​lowering​​your​​website’s​​performance.​​Like​​the​​other tools​​talked​​about​​above,​​you​​can​​choose​​the​​location​​from​​where​​you​​want​​to​​run​​your​​test. Analysis​​factors​​like​​location​​is​​actually​​very​​important​​as​​it​​relates​​to​​where​​your​​website​​is actually​​hosted.​​The​​tools​​currently​​allow​​you​​to​​run​​tests​​from​​many​​locations​​including London,​​UK Hong​​Kong,​​China Dallas,​​USA Vancouver,​​Canada Sao​​Paulo,​​Brazil Sydney,​​Australia Mumbai,​​India

6. In​​all,​​page​​speed​​is​​crucial;​​it​​is​​one​​of​​the​​factors​​that​​search​​engines​​use​​to​​rank​​sites. Besides,​​your​​customers​​will​​never​​come​​flocking​​if​​they​​have​​to​​wait​​forever​​for​​your​​page​​to load.​​You​​have​​to​​keep​​working​​on​​your​​page​​speed.​​Let​​working​​on​​it​​be​​a​​continuous​​thing for​​you.​​Use​​the​​tools​​above​​to​​frequently​​analyze​​the​​overall​​performance​​of​​your​​website and​​work​​towards​​improving​​it. If​​you​​are​​interested​​in​​web​​application​​development​​and​​want​​to​​consult​​with​​us​​visit​​our website​​at​​www.coregensolutions.com