In 2010, Google announced that site speed would be a factor in ranking.The idea was to encourage the development of faster-loading sites and reward those that directed the user to the content the most quickly.I wish I would have taken screenshots about three weeks ago, as the sudden “jump” in load time was much more pronounced and clearly distinguished.The thing is, I’ve not made any significant changes that would affect , except for updating Word Press to the latest version, 4.4 “Clifford” on December 8th, 2015.It’s something of a Holy Grail to attain the top spot in Google search results organically – that is, to rise to the top in search due to the relevance of site content in relation to search terms, rather than due to paid advertising.Obviously, to rank high organically, you have to be doing the right things from an SEO standpoint…Hopefully, this article will give you a basic understanding of some of the core capabilities of Google’s Search Console and show you some ways you might be able to translate the information into something actionable that will improve your overall website performance!

So it’s not enough for your site to simply be indexed by Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Here’s what may be preventing your site from showing up in search results: Below are common reasons (in detail) why your site (Word Press, Wix, and Squarespace) isn’t ranking, and how to appear on Google search: Sometimes it can take a week or more for a search engine to update search results.

but how do the right things add up to better ranking?

There are hundreds of factors involved in search engine rankings, and Google is in the habit of updating and tweaking their algorithm to more closely reflect real human contact.

If not, what major changes were introduced in WP 4.4 that may account for the sudden jump in load time? To be crystal clear: I’m just hypothesizing slash thinking out loud on this one..

NOT saying for sure it’s anything this or that, just pointing out what I’m seeing in the data, and trying to make sense of it, in order to find a solution.