Do Your Pages Download Fast?

A number of people have said my pages are downloading fast. Some have given numbers. But what do they mean? The pages should download in 4 seconds. A specialist site designer reported my pages downloaded within 10-15 seconds. A advertising guru gave times from 8 to 10 seconds.

The only way to get good data is to delete your cache files. Your browser will not take the time to download anything which is already on your disk, even if you click Reload. Find your cache directory and delete all files in it. Now download your home page and note down the time.

If your download speed is greater than those of equivalent sites, take a solid look at your host. A server makes money by selling more ability than it has. Then your visitors will always find things moving too unhurriedly.