Does the use of heavy graphics/images (with img tag or in the CSS) effect a site's Google ranking?Sometimes sites are heavy because of the images used or Flash or lots of JavaScript - making the loading times higher. Does the loading time also effect a site's Google ranking?I've mentioned Google, but the question applies to all search engines.
Do heavy graphics and/or a high load time affect a site's search rankings?
seo;performance
Yes, but it's not a heavily weighted parameter.