Page load optimization is an important step to take as part of having and maintaining a healthy website. You can either host your content and optimize your website yourself, or use a Content Delivery Network (CDN). Before you decide on which route to take, it should be noted that using a CDN can affect SEO. Here are things you should know:
- Your website doesn’t “own” the media
- You need to choose a reputable CDN and be aware of how much traffic you should get; that way if you’re CDN is filtering your traffic you’ll know
Best CDN Alternatives for SEO and Search Engine Compatibility
There are a few things that you can do if you don’t want to use a CDN. It’s important that your website loads fast, because people will leave and likely look for the information or services they are searching for elsewhere. This is also a search engine ranking factor. Here are a few ways you can have a faster loading time and keep your website traffic:
- Host your media on your own server
- Do client and server side website load time optimization
- Have a server located in your targeted geo area
- Use a high speed server
Use Google Analytics to Pinpoint Slow Loading Pages
Most online website load time audits will only do one URL at a time, or just your homepage. It is a good idea to look at what Google Analytics is telling you too. Beyond viewing pages with high bounces, optimizing their images, or cutting down on server requests, there is a page load audit report built right into Gogle Analytics. Here is how to access it:
- Log into Analytics
- Enable site speed
- Click on Content
- Select Site Speed
Contact us for Help choosing a CDN or Optimizing Your Websites Loading Time
If you are considering a CDN or need help with page load optimization, contact us via email any time or call us at 604-779-8438 between 10am-6pm Monday to Friday. You can also use our online chat or leave us a message. if we are offline. We will not only make sure that your website loads faster, but we will make sure that everything that is done, is done to full search engine compatibility specs.