Why is my site loading so slowly?

Though not as critical a factor in influencing page download speed when compared to the size of graphics files, sloppy and/or faulty html coding can sometimes cause unexpected delays with some browsers.

The more html code the browser must translate, the longer it will take for the browser to render the page. Likewise,the cleaner the html code, the easier it is for a browser to format the page. For example, by specifying the size of your graphics in your html code, you help the browser pre-plan the layout of your page so that it does not need to wait for the complete image to download before continuing to create the rest of the page.

In some instances, coding can have a major effect on the download speed of your pages. To verify whether your coding contains errors that could impact rendering speed submit your page for a free evaluation at

• HTML code check by NetMechanic

There are many additional websites where you can access or download html validation tools. Yahoo! has an extensive listing. Another fine tool is called Html Tidy. It provides a simple way to fix html mistakes automatically and tidy up sloppy editing into nicely layed out markup It also works great on the atrociously hard to read markup generated by specialized HTML editors and conversion tools. Tidy is available for a number of platforms and operating systems, even for the old MS-DOS. For more information on Html Tidy click HTML Tidy Project Page to download Tidy and documentation.

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