page loading speed

[niome]

Hi, I need some key elements to watch for when creating a page to make it load faster. In particular the boxes(shapes) you can make and the lines. Have a look at this page and see if there's anything that can make it load quicker.

https://www.splendidgoldens.com/Wedge.html

[larazovich]

Re: page loading speed

Hi, I need some key elements to watch for when creating a page to make it load faster. In particular the boxes(shapes) you can make and the lines. Have a look at this page and see if there's anything that can make it load quicker.
www.splendidgoldens.com/Wedge.html

Niome your pictures coule be 'lighter', that is, the same size but have less kb.
Here is a url to a free image optimizer you can use.
That should help

http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/imageoptimizer/index.php

[Collectors-info]

Re: page loading speed

Hi, your worst culprit is the background image at 1647.83 kB I have reduce this down to about 7kb Right click on the image below & "save image as"? Then place as a background image on your pages.

On the other images Liz’s suggestion is the best way, then see how far you can push the image before it starts to look grainy.

[niome]

Re: page loading speed

Thanx for the replies. I have removed the textured backfround for now, the resized pic you sent looked really grainy and I couldn't see any of the "clouds" in the background. I will look at some other options now, the page loads okay without the cloud background. I just thought it looked a little plain and was difficult to read.

[niome]

Re: page loading speed

PS Thanx for the pic editing link, someone had given it to me before but I forgot to link it!