+5 votes
by (740 points)
Whilst I know Googles Pagespeed tool doesn't really impact rankings that much if at all, I like to try and keep a clean record for my customers so they stop whining. Does anyone have any feedback on why the google pagespeed diagnostics show their own ads as the longest loading time resource? Seems absolutely ridiculous.  
Whilst I know Googles Pagespeed tool doesn't really impact rankings that much if at all, I like to t

4 Answers

+5 votes
by (550 points)
Show them the page speed without google ads on the page and then ask the to make a business decision between whatever benefits additional page speed brings vs lost ad revenue.  
+4 votes
by (850 points)
Possibly the host is pulling ads very slowly :/
+5 votes
by (280 points)
Page speed definitely has to do with rankings
+3 votes
by (240 points)
Page speed insights is a garbage tool though with inconsistencies
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