Analysis and Recommendations

• TOTAL_HTML - Congratulations, the total number of HTML files on this page (including the main HTML file) is 2 which most browsers can multithread. Minimizing HTTP requests is key for web site optimization.
• TOTAL_OBJECTS - Warning! The total number of objects on this page is 38 - 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 23 , 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_CSS - Caution. The total number of external CSS files on this page is 5 , consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your external CSS files. Ideally you should have one (or even embed CSS for high-traffic pages) on your pages.
• TOTAL_MULTIM - Congratulations, the total number of external multimedia files on this page is 1 .
• TOTAL_SIZE - Warning! The total size of this page is 201845 bytes, which will load in 45.39 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.
• TOTAL_SCRIPT - Caution. The total number of external script files on this page is 6 , consider reducing this to one or two. Combine, refine, and optimize your external script files. Ideally you should have one (or even embed scripts for high-traffic pages) on your pages.
• HTML_SIZE - Caution. The total size of this HTML file is 30578 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 96691 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS.
• SCRIPT_SIZE - Warning! The total size of external your scripts is 35899 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your scripts for size, combining them, and using compression where appropriate for any scripts placed in the HEAD of your documents.
• CSS_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your external CSS is 21538 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your CSS for size by eliminating whitespace, using shorthand notation, and combining multiple CSS files where appropriate.
• MULTIM_SIZE - Caution. The total size of your external multimedia files is 4920 bytes, which is between 4K and 20K. Consider optimizing your multimedia and eliminating features to reduce this to a more reasonable size. Or, consider a vector-based format such as Flash or SVG.

Object Size Totals

External Objects

Download Times*

*Note that these download times are based on the full connection rate for ISDN and T1 connections. Modem connections (56Kbps or less) are corrected by a packet loss factor of 0.7. All download times include delays due to round-trip latency with an average of 0.2 seconds per object. With 38 total objects for this page, that computes to a total lag time due to latency of 7.6 seconds. Note also that this download time calculation does not take into account delays due to XHTML parsing and rendering.