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Speed is a ranking factor. It’s also a conversion factor. Slow sites lose both.
The Direct Impact
- Core Web Vitals — LCP, INP, CLS. Part of Google’s ranking algorithm.
- Mobile — Speed matters more on mobile. Page Experience signal.
- Crawl efficiency — Faster sites can be crawled more often. More pages indexed.
The Indirect Impact
- Bounce rate — Slow sites lose users. High bounce can signal low quality.
- Time on page — Fast sites keep users. Engagement signals.
- Conversion — Every second of delay costs conversions. Even if rankings held, you’d lose leads.
What to Fix First
- Server response — TTFB. Hosting, CDN, server config.
- Render-blocking — CSS, JS that delay first paint. Defer, inline critical path.
- Images — Size, format (WebP), lazy load. Often the biggest win.
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