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Web site testing
Name: cambo (by gcambo) Date: February 5, 2005 at 11:04:49 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Extensa 2000
Comment:
Is there somewhere on the net that tests your web site on how quick or slow it loads up on a basic 56k modem. I have ADSL and it doesn't really give me an idea how quick it is for other computers to see it. www.gcambo.com if someone could take a look it would be of help. There is no ads or banners involved just a plain old web page. Thanks.
Name: -Bryan- Date: February 5, 2005 at 12:41:34 Pacific
Reply:
Maybe I caught your server at a bad time or something, but your site is EXTREMELY slow on my 3mbit connection. Has to be a killer on dial-up.
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Response Number 2
Name: Khalid Date: February 5, 2005 at 13:12:43 Pacific
Reply:
Took me 15 seconds before I was able to see anything. I usually would have closed the window by then, expecting a dead server.
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Response Number 3
Name: -Bryan- Date: February 5, 2005 at 18:50:38 Pacific
Reply:
Oh...and just noticed the entire site is in Flash. That's a BIG no-no in my book, and is normally considered really bad practice, by anyone who knows web design.
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Response Number 4
Name: smbotans Date: February 6, 2005 at 23:47:44 Pacific
Name: cambo (by gcambo) Date: February 8, 2005 at 02:18:50 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for your time, I get what you mean about being in flash but I guess I got carried away when I started,after I relised I just couldn't be bothered to start all over again. It loads pretty quick for me but every know and then people tell me it just wouldn't load up.
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Response Number 6
Name: FishMonger Date: February 8, 2005 at 22:52:55 Pacific
Reply:
I took 20 seconds load on my T1 connection. If it's loading "pretty quick" for you, then you're pulling up the pages from your cache. You really need to get rid of most, if not all, of the flash.
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Response Number 7
Name: Khalid Date: February 8, 2005 at 23:15:54 Pacific
Reply:
Some other pages load up slow too, so that is no the real problem. The real problem, imho, is that visitors don't know that anything is loading. I saw a white screen for about 15 seconds... if I would see a loading status or something, I would be more intent to stay and wait.
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Response Number 8
Name: cambo (by gcambo) Date: February 10, 2005 at 06:05:14 Pacific
Reply:
I decided to do the whole thing over and get rid of most of the flash and I am pretty happy with the result so thanks for your comments it made me change my mind.
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