help please

[utdfederation]

hello guys

 

i was wondering is there a way to help my website load a bit faster?

what i mean by this is when you click on the homepage on the site i have created it takes forever to load,all the gifs load and the page loads in bits at a time.

 

sorry i haven't uploaded it to the main server yet but i  was hoping someone could lend a hand on this before i upload it.

 

many thanks guys

 

UTD

 

update

here is the homepage http://www.bravosquadgaming.com/

[wildteen88]

The main problem I see is your site is completely made up of images. Using images as content is a definate no-no, yes use it for (sub) headings but for all text within your page!.

 

If I was you I'd look into simplifying your design

[dropfaith]

agreed i just blocked images from your page and it loaded in no time mind you without images your entire site vanishes way too much use of them

[chronister]

The site looks pretty cool, but that is the tradeoff you get with images. Try to find a way to use 1 small image and repeat it.

 

I can see where you can do this in many spots. 10 to 15 small 2-4kb images that repeat will load much faster.

 

You will have to use layers and such to fit it all together, but you can slice that up and make several small images that repeat. Grab photoshop, do some screenshots and look to see where you have the same pattern/image.

 

The first place to start is the background image. a 4 pixel high image will repeat nicely and give you the same background your looking for. Take the text back to text. It don't look as cool, but again... tradeoff.

 

Good luck,

 

Nate