Getting your page to load faster depends on what type of page you are referring to as well as on the type of content that exists on the page. In general, certain types of content take longer to load. Additionally, certain types of application can lead to slower page loading.
If every page that you attempt to load takes a long time but never used to take that long, I suggest checking for spyware and other forms of malware. Spyware and viruses can usurp the bandwidth from your Internet, creating functioning problems for your computer. Slow page loading exists among these problems. Therefore, if you suspect that your computer might be infected with spyware, adware, or a virus, run an antispyware application as well as an antivirus application.
Check into the amount of RAM or random access memory that you have available on your computer. If you are browsing the Internet and each page you view seems to take forever to load, you might be low on temporary resources. This can happen if you forget to clear your browser cache and history.
You can access the browser cache and history through your browser. Navigate to the “Tools,” which is located at the top of the screen. Click on Tools, click on Options or Internet Options, and click on Privacy. You can change the settings that have been set to clear your history at the top of the dialogue box that opens. Plus, you can also have all private data cleared upon closing out of the browser.
If the issue of slow loading of pages is related to the web sites that you have created, another issue to take a look at includes the type of content that is displayed. Images in particular can increase the load time for web pages. Avoid having too many images if you want to decrease your page load time. Plus, avoid having the images resized in the HTML for your web page. This also increases page load time. Instead, resize the pictures first before placing them on the page.
Javascript is also notorious for causing pages to load slowly. In fact, third party Javascript can be one of the worst culprits in this type of scenario. If you are running ads or widgets, the other site could be experiencing slow load time, thereby affecting the loading of your web page.
For personal pages on my Yahoo, collapsing modules should lead to quicker page loading. As long as you only collapse these, they will still be available for viewing. It’s just that closing them really does help the page to load faster. Additionally, adding an extra page and separating the content on the page to smaller portions will also lead to quicker page loading.
If you are simply browsing the Internet, you might be able to increase page loading time by selecting pages with less content as your initial landing page. In particular, sites such as eBay have slow loading pages and not-so-slow loading pages. If you select a page that does not display a lot of images, banners, etc, it will load more quickly than a page that has a ton of stuff displayed on it.
