Ben Gabler talks with Jason Barnard about CDNs Ben Gabler is the Founder & CEO at Rocket.net and has 17 years of experience in the industry, having worked with companies like HostNine and HostGator. He joined Jason Barnard to speak about the advantages of opting for a CDN as part of your web hosting solution. Turns out, the UX improvement and optimizations a CDN provides really does  justify the cost and the advantages it brings to your business, your clients and Google makes it a no-brainer. After this episode, you'll have a much better understanding of how your website delivery platform influences its speed, security, and UX. What you’ll learn from Ben Gabler 00:00 Ben Gabler with Jason Barnard00:50 Ben Gabler’s Brand SERP01:50 Argument number one on why you might want to opt for a CDN06:38 Argument number two on why you might want to opt for a CDN07:21 Cloudflare as a website / content delivery platform09:34 How much does a DNS speed matter for UX?12:42 What's the process from the moment your browser requests a webpage and the moment you get the content?16:30 How does a CDN deal with content update?19:09 Besides speed and cost, what other benefits does a CDN bring?21:23 Chatbots on websites - good or bad idea?24:22 The importance of speed in Google’s Core Web Vitals26:33 Is HTTP/2 now universal?27:22 How Google “judges” your website29:10 The balance between pleasing Google and satisfying your customers Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe here >> This episode was recorded live on video February 24th 2021 Recorded live at Kalicube Tuesdays (Digital Marketing Livestream Event Series). Watch the video now >>