Google site speed performance is confusing me

[apoguy]

I know site speed is essential for good rankings, so I started monitoring site speed at Webmaster Central, and make any change the page speed app suggested. I even started using a CDN (even though we have a dedicated server with iweb) to serve static resources like CSS and JS. According to Page Speed, our website is now ranked 92/100 in speed, which I guess that's pretty good (other suggested changes involve redirect issues with facebook and g+ buttons, so we cannot do anything on them).

When I started monitoring all that, we had a like an average of 4 secs to laod, nothing to be proud about. Now it takes less according to several tests, however, Google shows now 9 secs! Yesterday, on my usual weekly check it decreased to 1 sec... no change at all from when it was showing 9 secs.

So my question is: does that really works? it is providing real data? Should I be worry to see those changes?

[dofollowforum]

It is based on your averages for a long period of time.

If you had a day where your server/host was acting up that loading time could be inaccurate.

[Dirky47]

Why don't you consult it in a site expert? web designer or SEO.

[apoguy]

Originally Posted by Dirky47

Why don't you consult it in a site expert? web designer or SEO.

Well, yes, we did. Perhaps our dedicated server location isn't the best (Canada, provided by iweb). They claim to have an excellent connection.

In the last couple of days it went from taking 9secs to 1 sec... I think that tool just doesn't work. As we didn't make any change. Now we are faster than the other 75%.

[HTMLBasicTutor]

In Webmaster Tools they tell you that using their Page Speed browser addon is better than the results you see in the tools.

[apoguy]

Originally Posted by HTMLBasicTutor

In Webmaster Tools they tell you that using their Page Speed browser addon is better than the results you see in the tools.

Yes, we are using page speed as I mentioned in the first post. The only recommendation is to combine JS, which we are not going to (like combining jquery with a jquery plugin) and minimizing redirects (which are caused by Facebook like button and G +1).

[EvanCameron]

Open Site Explorer is also a good tool to check page speed, whereas Google speed tester is also a reliable one. I suggest you to compress your website, it will definitely increase the speed of your website and take it to 5-6 seconds. Un install all un necessary plugins and module. It will also effect.

[apoguy]

Originally Posted by EvanCameron

Open Site Explorer is also a good tool to check page speed, whereas Google speed tester is also a reliable one. I suggest you to compress your website, it will definitely increase the speed of your website and take it to 5-6 seconds. Un install all un necessary plugins and module. It will also effect.

Thanks... I did all that... and much more: css sprites, reoptimized images, code db queries, everything we could, even CDN for static js and css files. Site speed continues to change over the days without any change to the site, going from 1 sec to 4 secs now. I guess that's ok, it's almost under the "fast" line in the speed graph.

[EvanCameron]

Originally Posted by apoguy

Thanks... I did all that... and much more: css sprites, reoptimized images, code db queries, everything we could, even CDN for static js and css files. Site speed continues to change over the days without any change to the site, going from 1 sec to 4 secs now. I guess that's ok, it's almost under the "fast" line in the speed graph.

You should try to compress your website content. This will definitely increase your website's speed to maximum limit.

[apoguy]

Originally Posted by EvanCameron

You should try to compress your website content. This will definitely increase your website's speed to maximum limit.

Mmmm.. I said "I did all that"

[apoguy]

WOOHOOOO!!! I just entered the "green zone"!! At last!!

Thank you all for your support! Let's see if I get better rankings now...

[wowyiwu]

you should change to VPS, 9 sec is too long for your visitors to wait

[Aarik]

But if page speed affects seo, then how delicous.com is get that page rank?? It takes so many time to load delicious.com :S

[snakeair]

Originally Posted by Aarik

But if page speed affects seo, then how delicous.com is get that page rank?? It takes so many time to load delicious.com :S

Takes about 3 seconds roughly to load that site on my browser. You need to create a thread in the Tech Talk section and mention your computer or Laptop spec's.

Sounds like some tweaking is needed or its your internet service provider that is having issue's.

Let's get back to the thread creators opening post.

[titleseo]

Google page speed application run on live data. When you are checking the page speed and if that movement the server is taking time to reach your server data then it will show you the low speed.