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How do redirects affect page load time?

"Use other door" sign in front of business

photo credit: Sarah Caufield

We talk about redirects in the SEO field regularly. From cleaning up 404s to preparing for a site migration, it continues to be a critical part of our website audits and site maintenance. However, when it comes to SEO, redirects are almost exclusively considered in how link equity is transferred. But are we forgetting something?

What about page load speed? We know at a bare minimum a redirect means your browser must process an additional HTTP request before rendering the page. But how long does that really take? Is it enough to matter?

In this research, I have explored a few key questions to understand how redirects affect page load time.

  • How much do redirect chains impact page load speed?
  • How much does the number of redirects listed in your .htaccess file impact page load speed?
  • Is page load speed affected by the order a redirect is listed in an .htaccess file?

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October 1, 2016by Tylor Hermanson
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August 14, 2016by Tylor Hermanson
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Don’t Let Your Best SEO Ideas Die in Your Client’s Inbox

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Disclaimer 1: This post is written from the agency SEO perspective, but if you replace “client” with “boss” or “CEO”, it should be pretty applicable.

Disclaimer 2: This is true for all of my posts, but please know these opinions are entirely my own.

You know the feeling…

Great idea. Great rationale. Great mojo. But your client says no. Or even worse, you hear nothing back at all.

How can you convince your client to say yes? How can you get things done when you’re not in charge?

No matter who takes over the @POTUS Twitter feed come November 1, this is a reality you’ll have to continue facing. But there’s hope. You could be stricken by this hardship far less.

Learn from my mistakes; I’ve made quite a few. Good luck and Godspeed. We’re all counting on you.

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  1. Sorry to remind you of this; it was wrong of me.↩

July 31, 2016by Tylor Hermanson
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