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Optimal Web Page Sizes
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How much web space do I need? "Most people greatly overestimate the amount of web space they require! Our statistics show that the average site we host is between 2-3Mb in size! As another example - our web site at http://www.getonline.co.uk (as of 09/09/1999) consisted of over 130 web pages and including all the graphics was less than 1Mb in size - now the site has over 200 pages and is still less than 2Mb in total! Keeping your site small is "good" as it means that your site will be quicker to view for your visitors! We recommend that the "average" size of the web pages on your site should be no more than 50k each - this will take around 20 seconds to display using a standard modem and you will get up to 200 web pages in just 10Mb of space and therefore around 400 pages in the standard 20Mb web space we offer! So as a rough idea of how much web space you will require - multiply the number of pages you want on your site by about 50k then add on the size of any downloadable files you want to serve - that will give you your total! Is Your Web Site Too Big? Accounting Web, 19 October 2000 ". . . While many web pages have decreased in size over the past few years, the average web site is still much larger than it ideally should be. A study of 150 web sites calculated the median weight (the average number of kilobytes of data on a homepage) at 89KB. Experts recommend an optimum median weight of 60KB. Size determines how fast pages load into your browser's window. Fancy graphics and advertising banners often bulk up the size, and designers constantly have to balance the need for advertising revenue with the risk that slower download times will deter visitors altogether. Search engines and portals such as Yahoo.com (37 KB) and Lycos.com (30 KB) are often quoted as the ideal size. Search engine Google.com boasts an anorexic 12KB! In reality, many if not most commercial sites are likely to be in the 50 to 100KB range, if not higher. The survey suggests an "8 second download rule" - the average surfer gets bored if he/she has to wait much longer than that for a page to open up, and of course e-commerce sites therefore lose business if visitors are too impatient and go elsewhere. One research company estimates that online businesses lose a staggering $362 million per month because visitors won’t wait for heavy pages to load! A 100KB home page, including images, means an average download time of 38 seconds on a 28.8K dial-up connection. The excellent, free Web Site Garage site will provide an instant analysis of any web page and highlight where improvements can be made - why not run your own site through it and then start thinking about where you can shave a few seconds off your load time?" |
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