BatchFTP Books CGI Scripts GoldMine Jobs D.B. ShopSite Support FrontPage Misc. No one wants to wait around for a Web page that loads slowly, or fails to load completely. If your site does not respond quickly, you are likely to lose visitors to more responsive sites.
Performance is key to the success of a site.
There are many factors that influence performance on the World Wide Web, but due to the cooperative nature of the Internet, most of them are not in any single entity's control. You can, however, stack the deck in your favor by designing your pages carefully, and by choosing your Web presence provider wisely. The client side consists of the end user's computer, modem, Web browser and connection to the Internet. You can't influence the quality and speed of the user's Internet connection, but you can lower the time that it takes for your pages to load. Reduce the number of colors as much as possible.