Before broadband internet was mainstream in Australia, many people joked about the web being the world wide wait. Certainly high-speed internet access has made a considerable difference to everyone’s web browsing habits, but still some pages are slow. Why is this?

Large Images

Big images mean large file sizes and therefore longer download times.

Flash Animations

Animations are made up of lots of images, and typically take longer to load as a result. They’re also frustrating to users as they often have a loading screen where not much happens (except waiting).

Hefty Programming

Websites which have automated features like search are sometimes doing lots of things in the background while loading the page. This can lead to slowness.