Web Core Vitals are specific factors that Google considers important to user experience. Google is prioritizing page experience and is adding 3 signals to the Web Core Vitals.
Image and Content Source: Google
- Largest Contentful Paint: The time it takes for a page’s main content to load. Ideally 2.8 seconds.*
- First Input Delay: The time it takes for a page to become interactive. An ideal measurement is less than 100 ms.*
- Cumulative Layout Shift: The amount of unexpected layout shift of visual page content. An ideal measurement is less than 0.1.*
“Great content is still supreme. Google made it clear that great content will still rank highly in Google Search, despite a poor page experience. “While all of the components of page experience are important, we will rank pages with the best information overall, even if some aspects of page experience are subpar.*
*Source: SearchEngineLand.com
How We Design and Develop Websites + On-Page SEO
-Mobile-first design
-Web optimized images for increased page speed
-Internal links, <10% of page text
-Externally linking keywords to high quality pages
-Meta info unique on all pages after thorough keyword research
-Implement sitelink strategy on main pages to improve search engine results
-Implement SSL certificate
We’ve always said- what’s a beautiful website if it can’t be found? Form follows function in this case – and we’ve been proud to implement Google’s webmaster guidelines since 2011. Want to learn more? Contact us today.