Re: OT : Site speed feedback
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numero = 45998
interpreted = N
texte = WJ Starck wrote:> The site took 1 1/2 minutes to load on a dogass slow 56K dialup > connection that only gets 24K throughput (thanks Verizon!). That might > translate into 30 seconds on a 56 K dialup, which is what you should be > coding for. I checked our site on the same dialup, and it took 12 > seconds to load.One thing to note here Will, Almost always there will be a huge speed improvement by browswers once they've visited a site once because of caching, unless its been turned off and even then there could be other caches.I suspect that you are getting a faster response from your site because you've visited it before. What is your site address? I'll swing by for a check.Donovan> > > IMHO, the site is too graphics heavy. You might see if you can > eliminate some of the graphics on the sidebars. Pages that take too > long to load = lost customers! > > ;) > > -Will Starck > NovaDerm Skincare Science > http://www.novaderm.com > wjs@novaderm.com > 800-378-1740 > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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WJ Starck wrote:> The site took 1 1/2 minutes to load on a dogass slow 56K dialup > connection that only gets 24K throughput (thanks Verizon!). That might > translate into 30 seconds on a 56 K dialup, which is what you should be > coding for. I checked our site on the same dialup, and it took 12 > seconds to load.One thing to note here Will, Almost always there will be a huge speed improvement by browswers once they've visited a site once because of caching, unless its been turned off and even then there could be other caches.I suspect that you are getting a faster response from your site because you've visited it before. What is your site address? I'll swing by for a check.Donovan> > > IMHO, the site is too graphics heavy. You might see if you can > eliminate some of the graphics on the sidebars. Pages that take too > long to load = lost customers! > > ;) > > -Will Starck > NovaDerm Skincare Science > http://www.novaderm.com > wjs@novaderm.com > 800-378-1740 > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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