Why Page Speed Matters for Indexing
Search engines like Google use automated bots (crawlers) to scan websites and collect information. These crawlers have a limited “crawl budget,” which refers to the number phone number list of pages a search engine will crawl on your site within a given timeframe. If your website loads slowly, bots spend more time waiting for pages to respond—reducing the number of pages they can index in one visit.
In other words, a slow site wastes your crawl budget. Even if you have valuable content, some pages might remain unindexed simply because Googlebot didn’t have time to access them. This can lead to lower rankings and missed traffic opportunities, especially for large or frequently updated websites.
Page Speed and User Experience
Google’s algorithms prioritize fast-loading websites because they align with better user experiences. Research consistently shows that users abandon pages that take longer than three seconds to load. To encourage webmasters to improve performance, Google’s Core Web Vitals—a set of metrics that measure loading speed, interactivity, and visual stability—are now integrated into its ranking and indexing systems.