Site/Page Speed Revisited

Site/Page Speed Revisited

Not very long ago, I discussed the possibility of Google including site speed as one element in determining page rank.

After much talk on blogs and websites about site speed, Matt Cutt's thought it would be wise to clarify "site speed" against that of relevancy of content in regards to page ranking within the search engines.

Paraphrasing Matt Cutt's , "relevant, useful content will always outrank page speed." So where does it leave us webmasters or bloggers, since we don't know how much weight this element has?

It leaves us with taking a possible common sense view of how to proceed. Relevant, useful content will always be in the forefront, with page speed as 1 of over 200 other elements that go into determining your position within Google.

If you've just put a blog or website online, you've probably read numerous tutorials about getting started. Most beginning tutorials always stress user-friendly pages that load quickly, have easy to use navigation, easy readability, etc. that welcomes the user to your site with open arms and not confusion.

Thus, if you remembered those tutorials you've read, and kept that advise in the back of your mind when constructing a web page, you'll not only please the search engines, but the user who visits your site.

However, don't stress yourself out with revising your pages. I'm not saying, don't try and improve the user's experience or site speed. What I am saying is, "If you've consumed your day with trying to pick up your web page speed, while not writing any new content, scale back your stress and remember, its only 1 element in over 200 elements that compose Google's page ranking.