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    • BetterCollective
      BetterCollective last edited by

      Dear Moz-community,

      In our company, we are torn about the influence of having a ton of javascript on the top of our source code - while our Tech guys are downplaying it's influence, us marketeers aren't quite sure. The link is here: view-source:http://www.bettingexpert.com/tips/football/italy/serie-a

      It is the javascript that is loaded right after the

      Would this be a problem with Google?

      Thank you very much,
      William

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      • paints-n-design
        paints-n-design last edited by

        i would parse the js later and reduce it as much as possible. try pagespeed i take a bet it will say the same.
        [Offtopic SEO but fits to your site: no chance for ASR vs FCB 2day 🙂 ]

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