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Is page speed important to improve SEO ranking?
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 @jasparcj 
 many codes of some pages, can be seen as malicious by the Google robot.
 Although they are not bad for users, google detects them in another way.
 It is best to consult and review those codes.
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 @pau4ner Thanks for your comment. And you're 100% right 
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 Nobody except Google can tell for sure, but many SEOs and myself (I work with several websites) haven't noticed any substantial change in rankings after improving our site's speed. In fact, you can find many examples of slower sites ranking above much faster websites. I believe though that if your site speed is so slow that it impairs user's experience, you will lose rankings. Not due to the speed itself, but due to the higher bounce rates it is causing. In summary (and according to my experience and many other SEO professionals), if your website loads quite fast, improving its speed won't cause any ranking improvements. But if it is very slow, it may have a positive impact. 
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