Ask the SMXpert — Page speed, site migrations and crawling

The Ask an SMXpert series continues the Q&A segment held during sessions at SMX Advanced 2018 in Seattle.

Today’s Q&A is from the Advanced Technical SEO: Page Speed, Site Migrations and Crawling session featuring Melody Petulla and Brian Ussery.

Session overview

Technical SEO has always been a critical component of search marketing; it is one of the foundations of ranking success.

In this session, our experts dove into tactics for optimizing crawl budget, fine-tuning page speed and how to execute on large-scale error-free site migrations. They covered:

1. An in-depth understanding of the factors that impact what, when and how much of your site content search engines will crawl.

2. Tips and tricks on how best to maximize your site’s “crawl budget” to ensure your most important content remains forever accessible.

Melody Petulla, Merkle

Question: Do you recommend 301 redirecting image URLs when changing domains?

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[Read the full article on Search Engine Land.]