tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post8780298751444327489..comments2023-10-19T09:50:06.691-05:00Comments on Parajunkee's View: Book Blogging 101 - Slow Blog LoadParaJunkeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874529185180873346noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-79833233570056614712010-08-24T11:56:05.349-05:002010-08-24T11:56:05.349-05:00Great article! Maybe it's just because I'...Great article! Maybe it's just because I'm a little older, but the cleaner a blog is, the more likely I am to stick around. by cleaner, I mean it's easy to find posts (few ads), easy to find some kind of tag cloud, some kind of recent posts or category lists. Beyond load time, I don't want visual overload when I visit a site, blog or anything else.redheadhttp://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-78650609791282869662010-08-20T21:43:26.019-05:002010-08-20T21:43:26.019-05:00Thank you for addressing this issue!! I am 110% gu...Thank you for addressing this issue!! I am 110% guilty of having an obsession with flashy things! Am I fae? LOL! I love pictures because I'm such a visual person, but apparently I need to keep it down and be selective. :( Do you think it makes a difference with bounce rate when setting up your account to show the "Adult Content Warning" before entering a blog as well? <br /><br />Great post!!!Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110772170604727076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-90473673662177911482010-08-20T02:14:09.717-05:002010-08-20T02:14:09.717-05:00This is really valuable info. I never knew what a ...This is really valuable info. I never knew what a bounce rate is, so you've shown me the light. ;)<br /><br />Will now go on and read all other "Book Blogging 101" posts...<br /><br />Happy reading!<br />●▬▬▬๑۩<a href="http://www.bookcouture.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tina @ Book Couture</a>۩๑▬▬▬▬●Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230890547043758352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-40277507444499414042010-08-19T21:46:34.224-05:002010-08-19T21:46:34.224-05:00I generally skip the widgets because of it slowing...I generally skip the widgets because of it slowing things down. Mine was slow after I got a new template and I took ALL the extra stuff off. STILL slow. It was the fancy print above the posts and on the sidebar! Brought it back to basic print and it was fine. Now it seems to load quickly. I can say that there are some blogs I don't visit often because it loads too slow. It's very important that your blog loads quickly!Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701325312535440179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-47458454495477184192010-08-19T20:20:59.582-05:002010-08-19T20:20:59.582-05:00You can test your load time on this site: http://t...You can test your load time on this site: http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/<br /><br />Mine was 2.5 seconds, yay! But, I have like 3 widgets and that is it.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-47767653026860608282010-08-19T18:09:12.791-05:002010-08-19T18:09:12.791-05:00I'm guilty of bouncing if the blog takes too l...I'm guilty of bouncing if the blog takes too long to load.<br /><br />I've tested my site on different computers to make sure that is not the case with my blog, but you are right, the more flashy things you have on your site, the longer it takes to load. I love the blog buttons I have collected, and I don't want to give them up, but they do cause my blog to take a bit longer to load. <br /><br />I love BB 101. I wish everyone would read it!Missie, The Unread Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548256640926555361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-56642274393060566732010-08-19T16:28:26.862-05:002010-08-19T16:28:26.862-05:00Loving the Book Blogging 101 series, keep them com...Loving the Book Blogging 101 series, keep them coming! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-87348700841353037662010-08-19T14:06:27.387-05:002010-08-19T14:06:27.387-05:00Thanks it is always great to know more about the t...Thanks it is always great to know more about the tech part of our blogs. i for one am kind of blind when it comes to this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080103515387910242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-29066675994000098042010-08-19T13:26:56.822-05:002010-08-19T13:26:56.822-05:00WOW - awesome information. Thank you so much for e...WOW - awesome information. Thank you so much for explaining bounce rates and slow blogs.<br /><br />Your Blogging 101 series is fantastic, Thanks!Twimom227https://www.blogger.com/profile/09944499057461788181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-13727921253168110892010-08-19T12:28:26.683-05:002010-08-19T12:28:26.683-05:00I've wondered about this. But my question is, ...I've wondered about this. But my question is, how do I find out if mine is loading slow?Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-33081253407387534982010-08-19T12:13:13.358-05:002010-08-19T12:13:13.358-05:00If you put it in perspective. Each one of your wid...If you put it in perspective. Each one of your widgets / gadgets have to load on the page. One after another like dominoes. <br /><br />Let's say .25 seconds for each widget.<br /><br />If you have 50 gadgets it takes 12.5 seconds to load your gadgets. This does not include the blog template, which might take 2 seconds to load. So that is a total of 15 second page load - which is a lot slower than the normal reader will wait to see your blog. <br /><br />More gadgets = slow.ParaJunkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874529185180873346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-79973942908505610952010-08-19T11:39:38.279-05:002010-08-19T11:39:38.279-05:00Thank you, that's very helpful! I was already ...Thank you, that's very helpful! I was already trying to keep my widgets and graphics, etc, at a very low amount, but it's nice to hear it confirmed! I'm always frustrated when there's a blog I really want to read, but it takes forever for the page to laod.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140835320864680932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806690011500229962.post-5802156355836064262010-08-19T11:21:15.989-05:002010-08-19T11:21:15.989-05:00THANK YOU for telling me what bounce rate is. I h...THANK YOU for telling me what bounce rate is. I had a feeling that's what it was but it was bugging me I didn't know exactly. <br /><br /><br />Stephanie G<br /><a href="http://paranormalhaven.com/" rel="nofollow">Paranormal Haven</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com