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Let's Learn Something: Website Optimization by yawatide(f): 8:38pm On Jun 27, 2008 |
So, I don't know about you all but I have been very frustrted lately when at a cyber cafe. I try to open many naija-based sites and it takes forever. So I have been motivated to come up with a tutorial, if you will, on things you could do to speed up your sites a little. For this "tutorial", I will be using the site: http://www.basepointconsultants.com/ Please note: I am not deliberately picking on this site developed by one of us for fun-making or bashing purposes. It just happens to be the first site I found. Also, this isn't to say I am a saint though I am within 95% at the very least of practicing what I am about to preach. Let the LEARNing begin (for more: http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/): 1) There are 17 separate requests to the server, 15 of which are images. Needless to say, a navigation system using CSS rollovers (yes, you can set backgrounds with CSS rollovers) could have eliminated 12 of those images (that is 6 for regular state and 6 for hover state). 2) The largest image is almost 30K (http://www.basepointconsultants.com/home_r1_c1.jpg). I probably would have created a DIV with a black background, made the textual parts actual text, and for the blue gradient, used CSS to position it absolutely to the right. As for the "base point", I would have made that the background of the DIV. 3) There are 16 separate calls to a spacer.gif file. CSS margins/paddings could have taken care of this. 4) Separating the JS and CSS code into separate files would also help reduce the load time of the pages 5) Addendum to #4 above: Going for a table-less layout would have further reduced the load time on the pages. Anyone have anything else to add? Again, I am not bashing the owner of this site. I am only trying to highlight areas of improvement that would have resulted in reducing the load time of pages on the site significantly. As I find other sites and have the time, I will probably give another Nairaland seminar. Until then, your comments/suggestions/concerns are welcome. Again (I know, second time), this is a LEARNing exercise and not a bashing exercise. Thanks. |
Re: Let's Learn Something: Website Optimization by tomaagy(m): 9:56pm On Jun 27, 2008 |
hey thanks for the tip I think we're all growing to bridge the didgital devide but we'll get there so I checked out a site I designed on the optimizer and my results were fair just some mild cautions i'll pay attention to, thank God I used css, so where exactly are you in I J cos I'm also Ij based maybe we could learn from eachother I always look forward to learning, |
Re: Let's Learn Something: Website Optimization by yawatide(f): 11:10pm On Jun 27, 2008 |
@tomaagy Thanks for the compliments. I am motivated to put up more. I am from Ijebu Ode but am not there currently. I should be back in a few months. Will keep u posted. |
Re: Let's Learn Something: Website Optimization by OmniPotens(m): 8:22am On Jun 28, 2008 |
Thanks for this optimization service. This will actually help especially me watch well and analyze my works before making it public. I think more on this will be appreciated. |
Re: Let's Learn Something: Website Optimization by tomaagy(m): 7:21pm On Jun 29, 2008 |
Thanks but y the name (Yawa) I guess u know wat it means anyway I'm also not in IJ for now i'm on IT in Lagos @ NIIT so maybe e'll get to meet or chat on day soon, Respect Teach more we may get to learn from you |
Re: Let's Learn Something: Website Optimization by smartsoft(m): 8:38pm On Jun 29, 2008 |
thanks ya wa ! |
Re: Let's Learn Something: Website Optimization by yawatide(f): 10:45pm On Jun 29, 2008 |
I will definitely post something else. I guess I will call such lessons, "The Letz learn something series" Y the name? Marketing is all about being catchy. Based on the name I chose, even if i were not to post a thing for 6 months and/or someone was looking for someone to do a web project for them, chances are, they would remember my name more than any other |
Re: Let's Learn Something: Website Optimization by tomaagy(m): 9:51pm On Jul 07, 2008 |
point taken and its such a great camo tooo feel you jare |
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