Valen from Laably • September 15, 2022
Do you know why fast websites matter to business?
- The first 5 seconds of a page load time have the biggest impact on website conversion rates. Conversions drop by 2-4% for every second it takes for a website to load. Users will not wait for a slow web page to load as there are plenty of options just a click away.
- In 2021 Google announced that Core Web Vitals would become a search ranking factor. The Core Web Vitals are Google's metrics to measure the performance and user experience when accessing a website.
The 3 current metrics are:
Loading: Time for the deployment of the most extensive content.
Interactivity: Delay for the first entrance.
Visual stability: Cumulative change in design.
Values above 70 in Pagespeed Insights is considered a good score. How are your Core Web Vitals?
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