slow loading site

Hi i need to measure the speed it takes my site to load

does anyone know of a good method or website that can do this for me?

also i need a graph or diagram that shows just how long a website should take to download depending on a users connection.

thanks.

 

Try http://www.vertain.com/?sst

 

Or this one, which will tell you exactly which parts are slow and how to fix it:

http://netmechanics.com/products/HTML_Toolbox_FreeSample.shtml

 

This tool really helpful. Thanks

 

There is a nice web tool for it
webwait.com
Simple and user friendly

 

- Validate your site
- Optimize your graphics (you can use the "save for web" option in photoshop for this)