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We've actually seen web vital bugs tank our rankings pretty quickly. And fixing them resolved the ranking almost as fast. I should specify that we are a timely
by tootie 3y ago
We've actually seen web vital bugs tank our rankings pretty quickly. And fixing them resolved the ranking almost as fast.
I should specify that we are a timely news site, so there's some different mechanics at play. We mostly rank for content posted within the last 24-48 hours. Google has a slightly different set of rules for that kind of content vs marketing or evergreen.
- partiallypro 3y agoOur biggest competitor fails in every Core Vital, and their page takes 13 seconds to load. Ours loads in under 2 seconds. They rank higher in every market. They run national ads and have tons of backlinks. Core Vitals aren't that important when compared to other things. If you're in a less marketable industry, your CLS being .01 better than your competitors isn't going to do anything. I can make my core vitals score absolutely perfect, but it could hurt user experience along the way. It's not a perfect metric by any means. Just something people bring up during sales pitches at this point.