Page load speed is a measure of the average amount of time it takes to load the contents of your webpage. "Site speed" and page load speed are not the same even though these two terms are used interchangeably. Page load speed can also be described as "time to the first byte." Which is a measure of the time it takes for your browser and the webserver to exchange the first byte of information? Or, it also described as the "page load time." Which is the amount of time it takes to display the full contents of a particular page?
Google's PageSpeed Insights is the tool used to evaluate page load speed. Page Load Speed score obtained on the Page Speed Insights takes into account data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX). It also sums up two essential metrics to determine page speed. The speed metrics are DOMContentLoaded (DCL) and First Contentful Paint (FCP). Together these factors determine your load speed, which also affects how well it ranks with Google. User experience and on-site satisfaction are directly related to page speed. Because even a one-second delay in load time has drastic effects on business revenue.
Site performance in organic search results takes into account site speed. Google's algorithm uses page load speed as an indicator of web design and content quality. Research indicates that Google places a premium on time to the first byte in consideration of page speed. Also, a low high page speed score shows that search bots will take more time to crawl fewer webpages. It is thereby exhausting their crawl budget more quickly. This could hurt the indexation of pages. The page speed of every site is therefore crucial for a successful search engine optimization strategy; since low-speed scores affect conversion.
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