Why Core Web Vitals Matter for Pakistani Sites
Google uses Core Web Vitals as a ranking factor. Pakistani users on mobile with slower connections need fast sites or they leave in 3 seconds. A slow site loses both rankings and customers. Here's how to fix it.
The 3 Core Web Vitals Explained
- LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) — How fast does the main content load? Target: under 2.5 seconds
- INP (Interaction to Next Paint) — How fast does the page respond to clicks? Target: under 200ms
- CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) — Does the page jump around while loading? Target: under 0.1
Fix LCP — Fastest Wins
- Use Next.js Image component with priority on hero images
- Convert all images to WebP format
- Add width and height attributes to every img tag
- Host on Vercel or Cloudflare (CDN included free)
- Remove unused CSS and JavaScript