Google PageSpeed Insights explained — and why 100 is a trap

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craigburgess 754 subscribers

Published on Jun 25, 2026 · 13:41

PageSpeed gives you a score out of 100. Chasing a perfect one is mostly a waste of your time.

Some people see a low PageSpeed score and panic. Some see a high one and feel smug. Both are wrong.

What the number actually means, in plain English, no developer-speak.

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serial_unsubscriber 4 hours ago

lost the plot a bit at the toast comparison but you know what, fair

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big_dave_seo 1 week ago

every word out of this man's mouth is just facts with a Yorkshire accent

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the_corporate_goth 3 days ago

my boss is going to think I'm a genius on Monday and it's all because of you

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mildly_concerned_user 10 hours ago

accidentally left this playing and my dog now understands web design better than me

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professional_lurker 5 days ago

5 stars, would be ratioed by my own website if it could talk

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baroness_of_bandwidth 2 hours ago

no idea how I got here but I'm subscribing out of respect

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one_pixel_off 2 days ago

this man is a national treasure and I will personally fight anyone who says otherwise

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comic_sans_survivor 1 day ago

genuinely the only bloke on the internet who talks any sense about this. cheers Craig

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area_man_online 5 days ago

watched this on my lunch break and went back and fixed my whole homepage. legend

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