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My site pages are loading too slowly. I ran a page speed load test with the following results.

Must be able to complete all recommended items in the test results including http compression.

Download Times*
Connection Rate Download Time
14.4K 324.53 seconds
28.8K 165.46 seconds
33.6K 142.74 seconds
56K 88.20 seconds
ISDN 128K 31.45 seconds
T1 1.44Mbps 8.57 seconds

This site is not using HTTP compression, otherwise called content encoding using gzip. Consider compressing your textual content (XHTML, JavaScript, etc.) with mod_gzip or similar products.

CSS alternate stylesheets may be referenced in the HTML but are not actually downloaded until they are needed and are therefore not included in the total page size.

Analysis and Recommendations

TOTAL_OBJECTS – Warning! The total number of objects on this page is 32 – consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your external objects. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests.

TOTAL_IMAGES – Warning! The total number of images on this page is 28 , consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your graphics. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests.

TOTAL_SIZE – Warning! The total size of this page is 410463 bytes, which will load in 88.20 seconds on a 56Kbps modem. Consider reducing total page size to less than 30K to achieve sub eight second response times on 56K connections. Pages over 100K exceed most attention thresholds at 56Kbps, even with feedback. Consider contacting us about our optimization services.

HTML_SIZE – Caution. The total size of this HTML file is 46721 bytes, which is above 20K but below 100K. With a 10K ad and a logo this means that your page will load in over 8.6 seconds. Consider optimizing your HTML and eliminating unnecessary features. To give your users feedback, consider layering your page or using positioning to display useful content within the first two seconds.

IMAGES_SIZE – Warning! The total size of your images is 360520 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS.