Amazon.com speed problems

Discussion in 'Amazon' started by rayqsl, Jan 23, 2008.

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    Amazon.com seems to be having speed problems recently. My web site links to amazon.com and looks like it is frozen when it is linking to amazon. The pages only partially load and it sometimes takes a minute for amazon to pass back the result and for the rest of the page to load.

    I've only noticed this recently.

    Does this happen a lot?

    And is there any way to bypass the amazon link if the response is too slow by using some kind of scripting? It's very frustrating and makes the web site look bad.
     
    rayqsl, Jan 23, 2008 IP
  2. PuReWebDev

    PuReWebDev Peon

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    I'd recommend loading the amazon stuff last. There are techniques to doing this. Basically, you probably want to have you own custom script launch or kick off the loading of the amazon stuff towards the end of the page, this way all of the other page elements will have been downloaded and the user isn't waiting for a page to load.

    Another thing that will help you greatly is to add your css file towards the top of your page head, and the javascript lower if possible. You may also wanna have a read at yahoo's performance center, where they explain some of the most solid techniques for gaining performance: http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/

    Hope this post was helpful.

    thanks,
    PuReWebDev
     
    PuReWebDev, Jan 24, 2008 IP
  3. sirjorgeofculver

    sirjorgeofculver Well-Known Member

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    yeah, i've noticed a speed issue, loading them last will work great.
     
    sirjorgeofculver, Jan 24, 2008 IP
  4. rayqsl

    rayqsl Active Member

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    Thanks for the tip. I'll do a bit of reading and look at changing my pages around.
     
    rayqsl, Jan 25, 2008 IP