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Slow Blog? Find Out How to Use Google PageSpeed Insights to Check

Last Updated on 19th October 2020 by Paul Leave a Comment

How to Use Google PageSpeed Insights

I've posted previously about why page load speed is so important so I won’t retread those steps here. Suffice to say… it's a VERY important consideration for optimizing your blog for search. Today I'm going to focus on using Google's free tool to measure it. I'll cover how to use Google PageSpeed … [Read more...] about Slow Blog? Find Out How to Use Google PageSpeed Insights to Check

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: Google, Page Speed

What is First Contentful Paint in Google’s PSI Tool?

Last Updated on 20th October 2020 by Paul Leave a Comment

What is First Contentful Paint?

If you've been asking search engines what First Contentful Paint is, you've probably been checking your page load speed in Google's PageSpeed Insights (PSI) tool recently and are a bit confused! Don't panic because I'm going to explain precisely: What First Contentful Paint is.How it impacts … [Read more...] about What is First Contentful Paint in Google’s PSI Tool?

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: Google, Page Speed

How to Ensure Text Remains Visible During Webfont Load

Last Updated on 15th April 2021 by Paul 10 Comments

How to Ensure Text Remains Visible During Webfont Load

If you've recently tested your page load speed using Google's PageSpeed Insights (PSI) tool you might have had a nasty surprise. There are several factors that contribute to slow page load. One of them (Ensure text remains visible during webfont load) is VERY easy to get over. Firstly I'll … [Read more...] about How to Ensure Text Remains Visible During Webfont Load

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: Optimization, Page Speed, PageSpeed Insights

The SideGains Page Load Speed Test – How I Improved Page Speeds

Last Updated on 25th November 2020 by Paul Leave a Comment

SideGains Page Load Speed Test

I'm kicking off today with a description of how to run a page load speed test on your site. This has been a very important subject for me during SideGain's first month so I'll set the scene for you to explain why! I launched SideGains around 30 days ago on 26th June 2019. As you can imagine I've … [Read more...] about The SideGains Page Load Speed Test – How I Improved Page Speeds

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: Google, Optimization, Page Speed, SEO, WordPress

Why is Page Load Speed Important for Your Blog & SEO?

Last Updated on 17th July 2021 by Paul Leave a Comment

Why is Page Load Speed Important?

If you're like me you've put a great deal of effort into building your website, writing content, formatting images and publishing posts. You may have also worked hard configuring your site and tweaking all your content for SEO. But what if your site is slow? Page load speed is such an important … [Read more...] about Why is Page Load Speed Important for Your Blog & SEO?

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: Google, Page Speed, PageSpeed Insights, SEO

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