Re: Download time

I know from all that I have read they do not recommend the homepage taking
longer than 10secs to load completely. Size of page should not exceed
35kb's.  Please let me know anyone if these figures are incorrect.   I took
them right out of a Web Usability book.


Regards,

Carol Parent
http://www.cbwdesign.com
admin(at)cbwdesign.com
218-566-4188

"The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement. "

----- Original Message -----
From: jgold <custom(at)desktoppub.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 12:22 PM
Subject: Download time


> Here's my problem:
> My client asked me to design this beautiful, graphic-rich web site, then
> screamed when he discovered that it took 35 seconds to download
> completely.
>
> Here's what I've done:
>
> 1) Run the graphics through Image Ready and optimized as much as I
> reasonably can.
>
> 2) Reminded him that text will load quickly, giving the illusion that the
> page is loading quickly;
>
> Here's my questions:
>
> 1) I know 35 seconds is long, but is it that long? What's the opinion out
> there? Is my client completely off base, or should I go back to me
> drawing board?
>
> 2) Should I start eliminating certain graphics (such as navigation
> buttons)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Gold
>

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