A look at how SEOs can begin thinking about the huge impact that site performance has on the user experience as well as simple tips and best practices to help SEOs get started with site speed optimization. All told through the lens of TV's "Battlestar Galactica," which has many parallels to the work that SEOs do.

Also included is a look at how front-end site performance engineering lead to record SEO results for REI.com as well as how SEOs can develop a business case for their organizations to invest in site performance optimization.

Originally presented at SearchFest 2012 by SEMpdx in Portland, Oregon on February 24, 2012.

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