Size does matter

[Bob]

Here is an article that talks about "Overweight" web sites,[nbsp][nbsp]size does matter when it comes to web sites, especially those front pages:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/20001016/tc/who_s_the_fattest_site_of_them_all__1.html

If you're worried that your's might need a diet, some helpful tips can be found here.
http://www.hosthelp.net/sizematters.php

Have a Good One
Bob

- Hmm,[nbsp][nbsp]I thought that belt was getting a little tight[nbsp][nbsp]:P -

[Dan Kaplan]

Hmm, I always get a kick out of News Flash research that says exactly what everyone has been recommending ever since I've been on the web...[nbsp][nbsp]Makes it sound more like a press release, similar to the .ws anti-cybersquatting nonsense.

Dan

[jimbo]

89kb as a median??[nbsp][nbsp]If one of my pages goes over 40kb I start to put the page on a diet.[nbsp][nbsp]But I guess the size I see when I upload doesn't reflect all the includes that are on the page, does it?[nbsp][nbsp]But still, 89KB is a lot...

-jim

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Scratch that, compared to JC Penny's 480kb page, 89 isn't that bad afterall...
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[This message has been edited by jimbo (edited 10-17-00@1:03 pm)]

[rage123]

Well in my opinion, these guides are good for ppl starting their first web pages.. the most important thing, in my opinion, is not the total amount of K your web page takes, but the public that you wish to attract to your web site...

If you want a young public, you may want something thats fast, something that moves.. low graphics, or flash with a nice preloader might be options.. if your web site is a documentation site.. you probably dont have to care to put images... text, plain html, fast loading is the point.. if you just want to make yourself a name on the web, especially in the domains of &quot;new medias on the web&quot;, then size doesnt matter.. because chances are that ppl visiting your site will have good internet connections and cpu's to match.. Starting pages should imperatively be under 100K if you aim at a rather large audience, else you WILL loose users with small connections.. Another thing that matters is the code your putting.. Javascript code, since its client side, will slow down the loading of a page, and the worst thing is that it depends on the cpu speed of the user.. slower processor = slower processing.. good thing about PHP is that its processed on the server, so there is no or not much impact wheteher the user has a low connection/cpu or not..

But again.. thats just my opinion :)
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