If you've heard chatter in the blogging world about Core Web Vitals but don't know where to even start learning about it, let alone how to get your site ready for it, I put together a free two-part crash course just for bloggers.
In two quick videos – or in written format if video isn't your thing – you'll discover:
This crash course is available to the bloggers in the Sticky Blogging community, so if you're already getting my email updates, just enter your email address below to unlock the crash course and get started.
The other day, someone asked me: “If I do nothing, how much will this affect a blogger like me?” Inside this video, you'll learn what Core Web Vitals are and why they matter to bloggers.
Note: I know you might be anxious to jump ahead to the next video, but I recommend starting with this first one because what we cover here will serve as a foundation for the next step, and you'd likely end up needing to double-back to this first video anyway.
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Note: When Google first announced Core Web Vitals as a ranking factor, the rollout date they gave was May 2021, which is what you'll hear in this video. But on April 19, Google rescheduled the rollout to start in June.
Core Web Vitals: Will It Impact You?
The big question now is: Do you need to worry about this whole Core Web Vitals thing? What would honestly happen if you just ignored it?
Inside this video, I'll step you through three guidelines that will help you determine whether you need to worry about Core Web Vitals now – or if you can put it on the backburner to tackle later. For example, because I followed those three guidelines, I realized I could ignore Core Web Vitals for my Sticky Blogging site, but I did need to worry about it for my Happy You, Happy Family site.
Here are the two tools you'll need inside this video:
What's the Next Step?
You can now register for the follow-up workshop I'll be teaching for bloggers, Core Web Vitals: How to Fix It + Move On.
Register for the workshop »
Full disclosure: No “easy button” exists for Core Web Vitals, unfortunately. Nobody can give you a list of three easy steps that will magically fix everything all at once. With that said, following the streamlined process inside this workshop will help you zero in on the specific underlying issues that are hurting your scores so you can fix them and get back to doing what you love about blogging.
If Video Isn't Your Favorite…
I hear you because I'm the same way. If you learn better from the written format, here's a written transcript of the videos above. With that said, you may want to refer back to the video for the hands-on portions where I step you through how to determine the impact of Core Web Vitals in your specific situation.