Apr 2, 2021
In episode 22 of the SEOLeverage Podcast, Gert Mellak and Justin Meadows discuss the importance of a solid technical foundation for successful SEO. They cover topics like Core Web Vitals, the role of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), and optimizing websites for mobile performance. The episode highlights best practices for maintaining site speed, stability, and user experience.
The success of SEO to provide the best user experience and have fast access to a website depends on the solid technical foundation of who is running your website, someone who has a very good control and a trusted process. This is where Justin Meadows and his team at tunedwp.com comes in as an expert to fix things up and give solid recommendations.
Podcast Highlights:
01:12 Introduction of the episode and the guest
02:39 Justin Meadows Background
04:41 Gert's experience resonates with Justin in terms of SEO and how he is on top of every project for the clients.
07:29 Justin's view on mobile user experience.
12:08 How Google became the dominant search engine until today?
14:16 What are the core web vitals and why it is important to pay attention to this? (...What is LCP's role in website optimization and speed?)
17:30 What are CDNs and how can it deliver great results for user experience and optimize engagement? (Cloudflare vs Stackpath)
21:02 Another core web vital the Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), what does it do?
25:10 Justin's thoughts on sites on WordPress and the issues around it. (...What are the caching plugins he recommends?)
26:08 Integrating Automatic Platform Optimization (APO) with WordPress
27:25 Why adding more CSS and scripts into the page slows down the performance of your website? (...Which page builder does Justin recommend?)
29:48 Recap
40:20 Where to connect?
40:40 End
Resources:
Previous episode on SEO Leverage with guest Christoph Cemper:
https://seoleverage.com/podcast/015-how-toxic-links-can-hurt-your-site-with-christoph-cemper/
CDN Cloudflare
CDN Stackpath
WP Fastest Cache
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/
WP Rocket
Connect with Justin Meadows:
Website: https://tunedwp.com/