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Apr 12
2010
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Google is now taking into account how fast a page loads in calculating its PageRank. In their own words: 'We're including a new signal in our search ranking algorithms: site speed. Site speed reflects how quickly a website responds to web requests. ... our users place a lot of value in speed — that's why we've decided to take site speed into account in our search rankings. ... While site speed is a new signal, it doesn't carry as much weight as the relevance of a page. Currently, fewer than 1% of search queries are affected by the site speed signal in our implementation and the signal for site speed only applies for visitors searching in English on Google.com at this point.'
See: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/04/using-site-speed-in-web-search-ranking.html
As a new company it was important for us to be up and running as quickly as possible while keeping within our budget. Our limited experience in setting up a web site meant that whoever set ours up would have to do so with minimal input from our side, we would say, and they would do. This is what we found with Webtonic, and more. Attention to detail and an active interest in the development of our company. In a world where few deliver on their promises it has been a pleasure to work with Webtonic. Michael Cabral, myupperroom.co.za
