Is Google Playing Fair! What Do You Think..?

[Blogvertize]

Most of us will be aware by now of Google's recent announcement that they are now using site load times as a ranking factor. Has this caused you concern..? Are you being constantly told by Google that your site is slower than x% of all other sites..?

We all struggle & do everything we can do to speed up our page load times, but still it is not enough, we still rate as not much faster than your average snail ! Well I wonder how many of you realise that one of the biggest factors in slowing down your pages, is Google's own code ! For every Adsense advert you can lose as much as .5 seconds, Custom search .5 seconds & Google Analytics anything from .5 to 1 second

Does this strike anyone as just a little hypercritical & also very unfair, because the only people that this doesn't affect are those that can afford a dedicated server !

[Joey]

Most of us will be aware by now of Google's recent announcement that they are now using site load times as a ranking factor. Has this caused you concern..? Are you being constantly told by Google that your site is slower than x% of all other sites..?

Does this strike anyone as just a little hypercritical & also very unfair, because the only people that this doesn't affect are those that can afford a dedicated server !

You should pay attention to is. Whether you like it or not, make some ways to speed up your site better than the usual. If you can't afford a dedicated server to support your site, it will be a big loss for you. Wasting money is not a big deal. Page load time usability factor directly affects sales and conversions, so its worth the pay.

[janep]

it aint' google's job to be fair. When searchers get bad (but fast loading) sites, and stop using google, then google will stop worrying about load times.

[WildflowerInspiration]

I agree Google isn't out to be fair to anyone person more than another. But they are trying to increase the readers experience. It is so frustrating going onto a site and having to wait 2 min for information to download because the site is badly designed or structured, full of flashing objects and adverts and things I just don't care about. All I want is information. But then again - fast loading sites can be rubbish too - better to stick to quality content.