Hi, my name is Kimberly Blessing. I'm a computer scientist, Web developer, standards evangelist, feminist, and geek. This is where I write about life, the Web, technology, women's issues, and whatever else comes to mind.
How to Improve Page Load Times
My latest article for Peachpit is on one of my favorite topics: web site optimization and improving page load times. This article is a review of the basics, which I hope will be helpful to those of you wondering where to start with optimization.
As a next step, you may be interested in my 2008 presentation from WebVisions: Optimize Your Site in Seven Easy Steps. This repeats a few tips but also provides some additional steps to improve page load times.
These resources just scratch the surface of the topic, but they’re important fundamentals. If you want to optimize your site, you need to do it at every step — in your code, with the use of graphics and other assets, at the server. Building a site and trying to retrofit for optimization may help, but it doesn’t pack the same punch. (The same thing holds true for accessibility. And, like accessibility, creating an optimized site isn’t terribly difficult when planned for from the start!)
If you have any questions about Easy Steps to Improve Page Load Times, please ask and I’ll answer in another article or post!
