What slows a site down?

[final kaoss]

Like I said, I agree that webpage test is good but there's nothing wrong with gtmetrix either. Also, sure there are other "test sites" as you called them but I don't refer to them either. Gtmetrix & webpage test are the only two that I normally refer people to when they have issues. One of the main reasons I refer gtmetrix is because it helps quite a bit with troubleshooting, if not for that site and it's constant measurements, I wouldn't see pagespeed scores nearly as high as they are now on my sites, such as these scores:
http://gtmetrix.com/reports/www.odys...e.com/A6Hzpz3M
http://gtmetrix.com/reports/www.vide...t.com/dr6Q02hf

Also with gtmetrix you have the choice between firefox & google chrome, with different locations & speeds to pick from, just like with webpagetest.

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

WebPageTest's pedigree is, it is owned and maintained by Google's Tech President, Patrick Meehan. So it's the only one I use - if you test good there you test good anywhere. You have no idea what browser or connection you're testing on with other "test" sites, with Meehan not only do you know, you can test dozens of combinations in browsers, locations, connection speeds, and even mobile testing.

The waterfall chart I posted earlier clearly shows a few of his plugins are really killing his load times. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....66&postcount=6

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by final kaoss

Like I said, I agree that webpage test is good but there's nothing wrong with gtmetrix either. Also, sure there are other "test sites" as you called them but I don't refer to them either. Gtmetrix & webpage test are the only two that I normally refer people to when they have issues. One of the main reasons I refer gtmetrix is because it helps quite a bit with troubleshooting, if not for that site and it's constant measurements, I wouldn't see pagespeed scores nearly as high as they are now on my sites, such as these scores:
http://gtmetrix.com/reports/www.odys...e.com/A6Hzpz3M
http://gtmetrix.com/reports/www.vide...t.com/dr6Q02hf

Also with gtmetrix you have the choice between firefox & google chrome, with different locations & speeds to pick from, just like with webpagetest.

I just try to keep it as simple as possible, when helping someone who is admittedly a novice on web page speed optimization.

"You pick the one, right tool."

I call a test site suspect if it's giving me all rainbows and sugar plums, while at the same time meehan is showing what's actually wrong. Plus, it's just going to confuse the novice.

[SPEEDKILLZ]

Thank you everyone for your time and help. With the help of a great guy and a little explaining to me (host times were terrible) I was able to get my site over to a different host and could not be happier. Prob the quickest any of my sites have ever been. My server was located in the Netherlands which for some unknown reason i should of figured out it would be better here, or closer to home.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by SPEEDKILLZ

Thank you everyone for your time and help. With the help of a great guy and a little explaining to me (host times were terrible) I was able to get my site over to a different host and could not be happier. Prob the quickest any of my sites have ever been. My server was located in the Netherlands which for some unknown reason i should of figured out it would be better here, or closer to home.

Not any significant improvement in first byte time. Has the change completely propagated yet?

http://www.webpagetest.org/result/13...Z41/1/details/

Still getting 403 errors on three of your 3rd party adverts as well.

[SPEEDKILLZ]

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

Not any significant improvement in first byte time. Has the change completely propagated yet?

http://www.webpagetest.org/result/13...Z41/1/details/

Still getting 403 errors on three of your 3rd party adverts as well.

its been about 12 hours. Look at the overall improvement not just the first byte, and i have not changed anything other than host.. Site is loading many times faster with no lag.

403 error is coming from adsence. A spam bot posted movie downloads on my site. Should be taken care of soon.

[Max Taxable]

Yes it can take 24-48 hours for such changes to fully propagate through the whole internet.

I am glad you're happy now and was glad to help.

[SPEEDKILLZ]

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

Yes it can take 24-48 hours for such changes to fully propagate through the whole internet.

I am glad you're happy now and was glad to help.

I Sure Appreciate Your Help.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by SPEEDKILLZ

I Sure Appreciate Your Help.

There's still work to do if you want really good speed, like GZip and some other stuff. Just tested you again and really seeing no difference from last night.