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Web_Source_Web_Design_Tips_ _Decreasing_A_Websites_Load_Time
| Web Source Web Design Tips - Decreasing A Websites Load Time
The main page of your web site should load in 8 seconds or less
with a 56K modem.
According to two recent surveys, conducted by Forrester Research
and Gartner Group, ecommerce sites are losing $1.1 to $1.3
billion in revenue each year due to customers click- away caused
by slow loading sites.
Tips for keeping your load time down:
- Avoid large, slow loading graphics
- Avoid using too many graphics and/or banners
- Avoid using too many animated graphics
- Optimize your graphics
- Avoid using any unnecessary code
- Avoid making your pages too large
- Avoid using too much Java
- Avoid using too many JavaScripts
If a page takes too long to load, your potential customer will
not wait. Ultimately costing you business.
About the author:
Shelley Lowery slowery@web-source.net Tip provided by: Web
Source: Your Guide to Professional Web Design and Development.
http://www.web-source.net
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