Comments on: Core Web Vitals: First Input Delay – What It Is and How to Improve It for SEO

By: Robert Stefanski

Robert Stefanski — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 17:54:12 +0000

In reply to business.

Hi business,

Thanks for your question! If a website is hosted in Australia, there isn’t a way to get PageSpeed Insights to behave as if it was also in Australia. We suggest using Lighthouse to do Lab Data tests and make sure the site is fast. You can also use GTMetrix, which has an option to test from Sydney, Australia.

Keep in mind that Google uses Field data when assessing the site for ranking, not the Lab Data which Google PageSpeed Insights provides. Google PageSpeed Insights is meant only as a diagnostic tool — it does not provide Google Search with data to help rank a website.

Field data will be based on reports from the real-life users of the site. This data is available in Chrome User Experience (CrUX) reports as well as in Google Search Console (GSC). So, as long as the majority of users are also in Australia, then the CWV metrics Google uses should be what you expect.

Hope this helps!

By: business

business — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:57:12 +0000

How are Australian websites supposed to receive reliable readings from Google PageInsight Score, which is tested from American servers but does not allow for location selection?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:27:59 +0000

Fantastic article! I totally agree that a mobile-friendly page is vital for a business to succeed. It is also equally as important to make sure your page is AMP’d up search engines can prioritize your page on Mobile.

By: Andi Duferense

Andi Duferense — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:03:07 +0000

Interesting. I just ran a Google Page Speed test on https://blog.google and they get a 45 score in mobile and 77 on desktop. #irony

By: Akash

Akash — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:33:12 +0000

Thank you for such a wonderful write up.

By: Sachin

Sachin — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:13:06 +0000

Amazing this really helped me

By: saimymill

saimymill — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:58:15 +0000

I enjoyed reading this blog very much. It was a pleasure to read. It is true that core website vitals are very significant to boosting the rankings. It is not taken seriously by many SEO experts. Ranking factors are important, but this is the biggest one.

By: Pradeep Madgaonkar

Pradeep Madgaonkar — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:06:09 +0000

Great article! This helped me to improve my SEO

By: temple run

temple run — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 07:47:12 +0000

It’s hard to come by experienced people in this particular topic, but you sound like you know what you’re talking about! Thanks

By: Albert Bravo

Albert Bravo — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 05:53:29 +0000

It was a very comprehensive blog. I enjoyed reading it. And yes core web vitals issues are very signifact to boost the rankings. Many seo experts don’t take it seriously. But it is the biggest ranking factor.