@HunterWoods 245376 wrote:
do you know if page loading counts much when it comes to ranking?
Whether google uses site/page load times as part of its alog matrix, I can’t say for sure. However Matt Cutts mentioned it some time ago and the fact Google offers a tool to pin point lag areas of a site, tells me it’s likely. From memory any time after 7sec is when punters start hitting the browser back button.
Google analytics messure bounce rates, so I’m sure the google alog does to.
Hence getting your page(s) loading fast, while it wont stop a bounce rates per say, it will improve your success in not forcing punters to hit the back button.
Cheers
Dave