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Google: Lighthouse Measures How Fast a Site Loads for Actual Users by @MattGSouthern https://ift.tt/2Tmm7Eq Google’s John Mueller recently stated that Lighthouse metrics are an indication of how fast a site performs for actual users. They’re not necessarily an indication of how Google’s algorithms assess a site with regards to speed. This topic came up during a Google Webmaster Central hangout where the following question was asked:
In response, Mueller says Lighthouse metrics are presented from the user-facing side of things. From a search perspective, Google uses a variety of metrics to figure out how it should judge site speed. However, with regards to SEO, Mueller says it’s better to get feedback from users rather than trying to determine if Google thinks a site is too slow. It sounds like Lighthouse aims to measure how fast a site loads for real users, but nothing beats actually asking them. Mueller concludes his answer by saying if users think a site loads pretty fast, then that site is probably in a good state. Conversely, I would imagine the opposite is also true. So listen to users if they say your site is too slow. Hear the full question and answer below, starting at the 11:03 mark:
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