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Check out the browser extension ‘YSlow’
It will pick apart your site and tell you what is causing the slow down or bottle kneck. After running it on my end I get:
Grade F on Make fewer HTTP requests
This page has 24 external Javascript scripts. Try combining them into one.
This page has 10 external stylesheets. Try combining them into one.
Decreasing the number of components on a page reduces the number of HTTP requests required to render the page, resulting in faster page loads. Some ways to reduce the number of components include: combine files, combine multiple scripts into one script, combine multiple CSS files into one style sheet, and use CSS Sprites and image maps.
Thanks Evan,
YSlow is very helpful in providing the insight I needed.
Any idea where I can go to learn HOW to correct these issues? I am not tech-savvy, so I don’t have a clue about Javascript scripts, or reformatting CSS
Hi zuluboy005,
If you’re on shared hosting, it’s likely due to too many “neighbors” on your system. I saw that you were on JustHost.com hosting, which offers $2.95/month hosting. In order to offer that price, the company will have to put a lot of customers on a server.
While it’s inexpensive, it can mean a slow running site. As Evan mentioned, ‘YSlow’ is a great tool and can help figure out if you need to optimize the CSS and JS on the site. You could also use a CDN to help speed things up. I recommend CloudFlare for CDN since it’s free and they are good people. It can also minify your JS and CSS, which will help speed things up a bit. Otherswise, I think the host is just crowding your server and is the biggest detriment to your speed, unfortunately.
Thanks guys. A lot of useful and helpful info.
