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Google Says Core Web Vitals Do Not Matter

Jan 08, 202512 minSeason 1Ep. 553
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Episode description

E553: Google is caught. Another statement that flies in the face of past statements.

Core Web Vitals do not impact SEO rankings. Nope. Sorry, they don’t.

Countless dollars, time, and effort spent trying to optimize for Core Web Vitals when the real SEOs know it doesn’t make a difference.

This is what Google has said and what the SEO community has to say. Stories, anecdotes, and data shared.

Read it for yourself - tons of evidence: https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/1hvb2jy/googles_team_let_slip_that_cwv_site_speed_just/

00:00 Introduction: The Core Web Vitals Debate
00:22 Reddit Thread: Google's Stance on Core Web Vitals
00:52 User Experience vs. Core Web Vitals
02:05 Conspiracy Theories and Google's Motives
03:11 Personal Insights and SEO Strategies
03:48 Compact Keywords Is Live!
04:30 Testing and Real-World Examples
10:11 Focus on What Matters

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