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Local SEO, hosting and page speed, explained without fluff. Every figure is measured, on our own sites or with Google data for the U.S., and carries its date; what comes from Google carries its source. Guías en español.
Getting found on Google
- Why isn't my website showing up on Google? Causes and fixes, in orderYour website isn't on Google? Find out in 5 minutes whether it's not indexed or just ranking low, and fix it: noindex, robots.txt, new site, Search Console.9 min read
- How to get your website on Google: a step-by-step checklist (free)How to get your website on Google, step by step: make it crawlable, verify it in Search Console, submit a sitemap, request indexing and check the result.5 min read
Local SEO
Hosting and speed
- How hosting affects SEO: what changes and what doesn'tHosting doesn't rank a site by itself, but it affects speed, availability and how much Google crawls. What really changes, with figures from our own sites.5 min read
- Page load speed: what is good and how to measure itWhat page load speed is good according to Google (LCP, INP, CLS and TTFB), how to measure it and what to do if you miss it. With real figures from 6 sites.4 min read
- TTFB: what it is, how much is good and how to reduce itTTFB is time to first byte. What value is good according to Google, how to measure it with one command and what to do if your hosting is slow.3 min read
- What a hosting needs for SEO: a checklistA checklist of what hosting should give you for SEO: HTTPS, a fast server, availability, backups, location and migration. Plus what Hostinger includes.3 min read
- How to change hosting without losing SEO, step by stepGoogle's procedure for changing hosting without losing rankings: copy and test, lower the DNS TTL, switch the DNS, monitor and shut down the old server.4 min read
- Hostinger review: our real experience with its VPSAn honest Hostinger review after hosting 20 sites on its KVM 2 VPS: measured figures, offer and renewal prices in dollars, the good, the bad and who it is for.5 min read