It was recently reported that Google has started ranking webpages by the speed with which they load.
With
this in mind, we have just added a speed tool to our Content Management
System so that external javascripts and css files get compressed and
merged into just a couple of files. Overall, it reduces the number of
requests on a web page by 4 and reduces the overall page size by around
20k. Not a huge difference you may think, but it could be enough to aid
your search engine ranking. More importantly, a second or two
improvement in the page loading speed could mean the difference between
visitors seeing your home page and visitors giving up and going
elsewhere.
this in mind, we have just added a speed tool to our Content Management
System so that external javascripts and css files get compressed and
merged into just a couple of files. Overall, it reduces the number of
requests on a web page by 4 and reduces the overall page size by around
20k. Not a huge difference you may think, but it could be enough to aid
your search engine ranking. More importantly, a second or two
improvement in the page loading speed could mean the difference between
visitors seeing your home page and visitors giving up and going
elsewhere.
There is an easy way to check how fast your web pages are loading. Just go to WebsiteOptimization.com and use their free Analyzer tool.
