Does Google care how long a server takes to respond?
MatthewHSE
3:25 pm on Nov 2, 2004 (gmt 0)
My host just moved my site to a much faster server last week. It was a nice surprise and goes to show the service you can get from a one-man outfit . . . anyway, whereas the old server often took 8-12 seconds to even respond to a request and begin sending data, the new one serves the page immediately. So I was wondering; is this likely to make Google happier and result in better crawling?
internetheaven
12:05 am on Nov 3, 2004 (gmt 0)
Does Google care how long a server takes to respond?
Very, very, very much. There are several things you should watch for in your headers though if Google starts to really hit your site hard.
