How to Get Your Website Ready for Google’s Core Web Vitals
For those who haven’t heard – but we’re sure you have – Google is changing their algorithm. In a nutshell, “Core Web Vitals” are Google’s latest standards used to evaluate a page’s ability to give users good experiences.
These metrics include
- LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) which measures page loading speed (which should be 2.5 seconds at most).
- FID (First Input Delay) measuring interaction speed once online (which should be 100 milliseconds.
- And CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) which measures the frequency of layout shifts (which should be <0.1).
Ultimately, there will be 6 different methods of measurement, and if you want to benefit from the new algorithm, you’ll need to know how to meet every minimum requirement for Google’s Core Web Vitals. No exceptions. The update to this algorithm is being rolled out in May so you still have some time to assure you are meeting the requirements.
You can easily use Google Search Console’s Core Web Vitals report to test your website and see if it complies with Google’s new Core Web Vitals, and if anything is amiss, there are steps you can take to fix it. Also, remember – Google is set to release more information regarding the algorithm update ahead of its release, so don’t panic. If you want to assure you stay on top of this issue, make sure to check Google’s public updates around this update.
In part #2 of this blog (going live next week, so stay tuned…) we’ll be discussing how you can prepare your website for Google’s new Core Web Vitals. We know compliance can be stressful, but with the right tools and tactics in your arsenal, it doesn’t have to be.
We’ll see you in our next blog soon.
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