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Web, CMS & CRO Oct 09, 2026

do those free website grader scores actually matter?

Ran our site through a grader and got 58 out of 100, mostly for page weight and missing meta descriptions. The boss now wants it at 90. Are these scores worth chasing, or are they mostly a lead magnet for whoever built the tool?
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gus_ppc Oct 16, 2026
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Not on their own. Google doesn't use them. Look at the Core Web Vitals report in Search Console instead, that's real visitor data, and fix whatever the grader flags only if it's actually hurting people on mobile.
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