Image source: <\/span>Google<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Each quantifies part of how users interact and engage with a website. The Core Web Vitals offer you exciting opportunities for a rankings boost. But only if you get them right.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s important to remember that these metrics don\u2019t tell the whole story about the user experience. Still, each metric helps site owners find the issues that are holding back their site today. It also allows developers and SEO experts to troubleshoot.<\/span><\/p>\n User expectations rise to higher and higher standards, and most sites are not keeping up.\u00a0 Some do things right and continually invest in site performance, and some do not. The gulf between eCommerce owners is ever-widening. These updates are a clear hint to the whole digital community and online business owners in particular. It\u2019s high time to put the user in the high seat.<\/span><\/p>\n A real-world example: Look at the PageSpeed Insights report on the Magento website <\/span>Christian Louboutin<\/span><\/a>. Christian Louboutin is a fashion designer selling high-end and ultra-high-end footwear. A single pair of shoes can cost up to $6,000. With prices this high, it\u2019s not worth it to leave a single conversion on the table. You\u2019d expect the site to be perfectly streamlined.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Image source:<\/em> <\/span>Google<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ironic for a high-ticket shop that could fix some of these issues for the cost of a few products. The poor experience Christian Louboutin is serving users turns them away. The shop is leaving multi-thousand-dollar conversions on the table every single day. Don\u2019t let this be you.<\/span><\/p>\n A score of \u201cGood\u201d in three categories is required to pass Google\u2019s Core Web Vitals tests: Loading speed, responsiveness, and visual stability.<\/span><\/p>\n If a page does not pass, it will not rank as well as the more user-friendly pages.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So, the big question is:<\/p>\n Original and relevant content will always be stellar for SEO. Yet Google will also evaluate website performance on other metrics. The news here are measurements of how well users interact with your website.<\/span><\/p>\n The weight of this change is initially small. However, it will likely increase over time. The change will occur gradually as more websites adopt Google\u2019s best practices and Core Web Vitals.<\/p>\n Are search performance, brand awareness, and visibility important for your eCommerce store? Then, you should optimise your shop for the Core Web Vitals update. That way, you will stay ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n These updates should not ruin your site\u2019s organic visibility if you are otherwise following SEO best practices. Google highlights that page experience is one among 200+ factors that they use to rank websites.<\/p>\n Well-written and relevant content is still crucial. But your website should provide an optimised user experience in addition to good web design and quality content.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at the three primary metrics included in Core Web Vitals and how they may be relevant to your site today. Core Web Vitals focus on loading, interactivity, and visual stability. As expressed in quantitative metrics, here are the three current components.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ask your developer if he is aware of these metrics. If not, there is further reading for technically savvy readers on web.dev<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n The Core Web Vitals report comes in two segments, desktop and mobile.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The primary aim of the Core Web Vitals is to determine whether your site is usable for visitors. Thus, they influence your position in search results. They also indicate the weak points of your online store so you can fix them. Eliminating these problems will do two things at once. <\/span>1) Raise your online shop in SERPs. <\/span>2) Improve other critical metrics like bounce and conversion rates.<\/span><\/p>\n Largest Contentful Paint is a metric that site owners can use to assess user experience. It determines how quickly the page\u2019s most significant piece of content appears on a mobile\/desktop screen.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The largest element is typically the featured image or maybe the <h1> tag but it could be any of these:<\/span><\/p>\n Site owners should aim for an LCP below 2.5 seconds. The shorter the delay, the less attention is required by the visitor.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s frustrating for users when they try to click something on a page, but nothing happens.<\/span><\/p>\n FID expresses the time from when a user interacts with your page until the page responds – a type of responsiveness. <\/span><\/p>\n Example interactions include:<\/p>\n Not include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The leading cause of FID is JavaScript competing for the main thread. While a task is running, the page can\u2019t respond to user input. This causes a delay, dependent on how long the Javascript runs. The longer the task, the longer the delay experienced by the user.<\/span><\/p>\n Not all users will interact with a page, so they may not have an FID<\/span> value. Neither will tests with lab tools produce a value – they don\u2019t interact with the page. So, use Total Blocking Time (TBT) instead.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Developers need to reduce the time users spend waiting for a browser to respond to their input. Low FID improves engagement and usability across the site.<\/p>\n Site owners should aim for FID below 100 milliseconds. This provides a satisfactory user experience, but shorter is better.<\/span><\/p>\n Have you ever clicked on a page that shifted, so you ended up clicking on something you didn\u2019t intend? You were probably annoyed, but as a website owner, you may be more forgiving of mistakes. Ordinary users hate it.<\/span><\/p>\n Cumulative Layout Shift is a metric that identifies links or buttons that shift after a web page has loaded. The metric reflects the level of difficulty users will experience when trying to engage with elements on your site once the page renders. It takes into account both the size of the content and the distance it moves.<\/span><\/p>\n First, identify the pages with poor CLS. That will show you how to improve usability, drive click-through rates, and increase your overall conversion rate.<\/p>\n One major issue with the metric is that it continues to measure even after the initial page load. Google is taking feedback on this particular metric, so we\u2019ll likely see some changes to it in the future.<\/p>\n Common causes of\u00a0CLS<\/span>\u00a0include:<\/p>\n<\/a>The Importance of Core Web Vitals for SEO<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nBut as you can see below, the store performs poorly on all but one metric. On aggregate, <\/span>the page experience does not pass the Core Web Vitals assessment.<\/span><\/em><\/span>
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How does the new Core Web Vitals update affect your rankings?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a>Components of Core Web Vitals<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Largest Contentful Paint (LCP<\/span>) \u2014 loading<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/a>First Input Delay (FID<\/span>) \u2014 interactivity<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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What causes FID?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a>Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS<\/span>) \u2014 visual stability<\/strong><\/h3>\n