Check Website Speed & How to Read Core Web Vitals

Page speed is both a Google ranking factor and a direct driver of bounce rate. This guide shows how to check your website speed and read the Core Web Vitals results so you know what to optimize.

Where to check speed

The fastest way is a tool that pulls data straight from Google PageSpeed Insights — the very source Google uses to evaluate.

Measure now: Free Page Speed Checker — enter a URL, get the score and Core Web Vitals in 10 seconds.

Reading Core Web Vitals

LCP — Largest Contentful Paint

Time for the largest element to render. Good: < 2.5s. Improve by compressing the hero image, using a CDN, removing render-blocking CSS/JS.

CLS — Cumulative Layout Shift

How much the layout "jumps" while loading. Good: < 0.1. Improve by setting fixed sizes for images and ads.

INP — Interaction to Next Paint

Response delay when users interact. Good: < 200ms. Improve by reducing heavy JavaScript.

What score is acceptable?

• 90–100: Good (green)
• 50–89: Needs improvement (orange)
• 0–49: Poor (red) — prioritize

What to optimize first?

The tool lists "improvement opportunities" with estimated time savings. Prioritize the ones that save the most — usually image optimization and removing render-blocking resources.

After optimizing, run a full SEO audit to check the other factors too.

Conclusion

Page speed is a worthwhile investment: good for SEO and conversions alike. Measure regularly and prioritize LCP for the biggest impact.