Re: Download time

If it takes too long to load a page, many people will give up and go 
elsewhere.  There are stats about this at:

     http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat_des.htm

- HTH, Chuck Upsdell

At 01:22 PM 09/06/00, you wrote:
>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)?

-
Chuck Upsdell
Email:     cupsdell(at)istar.ca or cupsdell(at)torfree.net
Website:   http://home.istar.ca/~cupsdell/

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