On some sites, such as Absolute Cross, lots of great high-
resolution graphics are an absolute necessity... after all it is
a site predominately about graphics. To combat this obvious
difficulty, it is always important to make use of "Image
Optimization Software". What these programs do, is remove all
of the excess colors and "hidden info" in an image that cause it
to be a lot more bulky than it really has to be.
So, you can see how this could get quite useful on a graphic-
intensive site such as Absolute Cross.
- But my site doesn't have too many graphics on it... why
should I bother with optimization?
Every image can benefit from a quick tune-up with an Image
Optimizer. Every second can count when a sale is on the line.
- Where Can I Get It?
There is an abundant slew of sites and programs available which
can provide you with optimization for your images. I have listed
a few of them for you below:
-- SITES --
- Web Site Garage's GIF LUBE
- GIF Cruncher - Free GIF Optimizer
- JPEG Cruncher
- NetMechanic Image Optimization
- The Online JPEG Wizard by Pegasus Imaging
-- PROGRAMS --
- My Site Is Still Slow... What's The Deal?
Another way to speed up the load-time for your web site is to make
sure that you always define a WIDTH and HEIGHT for every image on your
page.
Also, make sure you define a WIDTH in either pixels (i.e. width="236")
or percentage (i.e. width="55%") for every table on your site.
This will help the browser to more quickly interpret the contents of the
page, thus allowing it to load slightly faster!
- Still Slow?
If your site is still too slow and you believe that it should be faster,
you may need to find a web host with a faster connection to the Internet.
For help in locating a better host, see HostIndex
