How to Test a URL Speed
When developing a website, web designers check the speed at which the URL loads to ensure that websites quickly load. Slow-loading websites annoy visitors and cause them to leave the site prior to completing their browsing. Many factors contribute to URL loading speed including web hosting, size of HTML file, type of Web page design, website images and external programming. Use online URL speed testing websites to find out how fast your website loads.
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Use Website Goodie's Website Speed Test as a fast and easy way to test URL speed. Simply enter the URL and press the "Check Speed" button. The site will return the size of the Web page and the load time.
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Test several URL's at once using Web Tool's Website Speed Test. Enter a list of up to 10 URL's and press the "Check" button. The site will return the size, load time and average load time per KB for each URL. Use this service if you want to test out several Web pages from your site at once or if you own several websites and want to compare their speeds. You can also enter URL's of competitive websites to test how your site speed ranks in comparison to your competitors.
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Test URL speed using Website Optimization's Web Page Analyzer to find out how fast your page loads on various Internet connections. Submit the URL or a piece of HTML code to analyze and press the "Submit Query" button. The website returns URL download speeds for various connection rates such as a 14.4K connection, a 33.6K connection and ISDN 128K connection. The site also returns a list of suggestions on how to make your page load faster such as tips for reducing the HTML page size.
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Compare the speed of your URL to the speed of well-known websites using Vertain's Website Speed Test. Enter your URL and press "Test Speed." The site will return your URL speed along with a table containing load speeds of other popular websites such as Google, Facebook, YouTube and Yahoo. Vertain also offers an automated speed test service for $25, as of August 2010. The service automatically tests your URL speed every hour and sends you periodic speed summaries by email as well as alerts if speed becomes too slow or the website does not load at all.
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