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A Tool to Test Website Performance

Did you know that if your page loads too slowly, you could be deterring some search engine robots from crawling your website?

For users, speed is everything. Broadband users expect websites to pop open and 56k users do not have all day to wait for pages to load. Their patience expires quickly, and if a site

Did you know that if your page loads too slowly, you could be deterring some search engine robots from crawling your website?

For users, speed is everything. Broadband users expect websites to pop open and 56k users do not have all day to wait for pages to load. Their patience expires quickly, and if a site loads too slowly, users will take their business elsewhere.

Apparently, the search engine crawlers feel the same way. According to SEO expert John Alexander, if your page loads too slowly, you could be deterring some search engine robots from crawling your website.

For publishers, optimizing website load time can help ensure that users, and search engine spiders, will return to their sites again and again.

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Bloated images, disorganized caches, and inefficient text compression all compound to slow websites down. Luckily, OptiView Technologies is here to help.

Testing a site’s performance is free at www.optiview.com. Their QuickScan tool locates bloated graphics on a website and reports by what percentage they can be reduced and how many seconds that can shave off loading time.

For publishers looking for a quick and cheap way to satisfy their customers’ need for speed, OptiView offers an excellent service. Other tools they offer go beyond website efficiency and help publishers improve network performance and reliability, boost ecommerce revenue, and increase bandwidth.

By Don Nicholas

Founder & Executive Publisher

Don Nicholas serves as Executive Publisher for Food Gardening Network and GreenPrints. He is responsible for all creative, technical, and financial aspects of these multiplatform brands. As senior member of the editorial team, he provides structural guidance, sets standards, and coordinates activities with the technology and business teams. Don is an active gardener whose favorite crops include tomatoes, basil, blueberries, and corn. He and his wife Gail live and work in southern Massachusetts surrounded by forests, family farms, cranberry bogs, and nearby beaches. Don is also the Founder of Mequoda Systems, LLC, which operates and supports numerous online communities including I Like Crochet, I Like Knitting, and We Like Sewing.

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