CDNs: Do They Affect Google Rankings?

CDNs just a little while ago seemed like such a complicated topic that only large fortune 500 companies could use. Today they are better understood and more affordable for small businesses.

I was lucky enough to be contacted by MaxCDN who was willing to sponsor my website. I was thrilled as they mentioned they sponsor many well known blogs such as Web Designer Depot, and Mashable. Anytime I get mentioned with those blogs it is a nice compliment.

I suggest heading over there and seeing what they can do for you!

What is a CDN?

CDN stands for “Content Delivery Network” and is described by Wikipedia.org as:

A CDN is a system of computers containing copies of data, placed at various points in a network so as to maximize bandwidth for access to the data from clients throughout the network. A client accesses a copy of the data near to the client, as opposed to all clients accessing the same central server, so as to avoid bottleneck near that server.

Via NetBenefit.com

Why Use a CDN?

The main reason someone would use a CDN is to boost site loading times, and allow for quicker file downloads by your users. Yahoo states that moving static content to a CDN can improve response times by up to 20%!

As well with a company like MaxCDN setup is minimal and is a lot more cost effective than it used to.

Wait, does it help Google Rankings?

This is actually my main point that should peak your interest. Google now depends on loading speed a whole lot more than they used to.

Putting your site on a CDN can only help you get to page 1 of the SERPs.

For example, my winnipeg website design company is climbing up the ranks for the keyword “Winnipeg Web Design” and I attribute most of it to now being on a CDN.

Written by brenelz

Hello everyone, I'm Brenley Dueck or better known as Brenelz. I currently run my own business called Brenelz Web Solutions which focuses primary on winnipeg website design. The web technologies I most specialize in are CSS, jQuery, AJAX, PHP, and the MySQL database. Please make sure to follow me on twitter.