The World Wide Wait:
How Long Is Too Long?
If
you've ever tried to access a web site and found yourself having enough time to make a few
phone calls or brew a pot of coffee before the page finished loading --- that's too long.
It's also a sure-fire way
to evaluate the expertise of the site designer. Hefty graphics and images may look
great when the page finally finishes loading, but who's going to stick around long enough
to see them?
At imageData we employ
state-of-the-art software and techniques to prepare graphics for your web site, resulting
in the highest-quality, fastest images possible. We're also careful about the
overall "weight" of a web page and evaluate download times for an entire page
based on a 28.8 bps modem speed, although the average connection is now 56k and above
(translation: twice the speed of 28.8).
We'll also tell you if we
think your graphical requirments will hinder your site's need for speed and suggest
alternative approaches that will accomplish your goals graphically, without weighing your
site down.
We
know that your visitors don't have all day.
