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Today i got an article tagged “Why 2010 Will Be A White Knuckle Ride For Web Marketers” and a talk about how 2010 just may playout for web marketers. Also how Google is changing, and how according to Matt Cutts, Caffeine just might take into consideration site Load times!
With so much talk about various directory scripts on DigitalPoint Forums, I just wanted to test out the various scripts available on the shelf, on how good their load times are?
I wanted to share the results with you; Also I’m using 56K connection to calculate load time per Kb, though other connections will increase or decrease correspondingly.
Do you think site loading time be seen as a ranking factor, & should directory script writers be worried? Share your thoughts here.
The tool I’m using here, is a famous online tool found here: Websiteoptimization.com
1. phpLD 4.0
Online Demo: phpLD 4.0 Demo
Load time per Kb (1024 Bytes) : 142.32Kb / 40.04 = 3.55 sec.
Total HTTP Requests: 55 Total Size: 145,735 bytes Download Times* Connection Rate Download Time 14.4K 123.95 seconds 28.8K 67.48 seconds 33.6K 59.41 seconds 56K 40.04 seconds ISDN 128K 19.89 seconds T1 1.44Mbps 11.77 seconds
2. eSyndiCat
Online demo: eSyndiCat.com 2.3
Load time per Kb (1024 Bytes) : 264.50Kb / 65.98 = 4.09 sec.
Total HTTP Requests: 60 Total Size: 270,848 bytes Download Times* Connection Rate Download Time 14.4K 221.92 seconds 28.8K 116.96 seconds 33.6K 101.97 seconds 56K 65.98 seconds ISDN 128K 28.53 seconds T1 1.44Mbps 13.44 seconds
3. IndexU
Online Demo: IndexU
Load time per Kb (1024 Bytes) : 750.29Kb / 162.12 = 4.63 sec.
Total HTTP Requests: 45 Total Size: 768,297 bytes Download Times* Connection Rate Download Time 14.4K 604.47 seconds 28.8K 306.73 seconds 33.6K 264.20 seconds 56K 162.12 seconds ISDN 128K 55.89 seconds T1 1.44Mbps 13.07 seconds
4. qlWebDS
Online Demo: qlWebDS
Load time per Kb (1024 Bytes) : 626.25Kb / 134.41 = 4.66 sec.
Total HTTP Requests: 33 Total Size: 641,285 bytes Download Times* Connection Rate Download Time 14.4K 503.63 seconds 28.8K 255.11 seconds 33.6K 219.61 seconds 56K 134.41 seconds ISDN 128K 45.74 seconds T1 1.44Mbps 10.00 seconds
5. LinkEnginePro
Online demo: LinkEnginePro
Load time per Kb (1024 Bytes) : 97.41Kb / 22.08 = 4.41 sec.
Total HTTP Requests: 11 Total Size: 99747 bytes Download Times* Connection Rate Download Time 14.4K 79.51 seconds 28.8K 40.85 seconds 33.6K 35.33 seconds 56K 22.08 seconds ISDN 128K 8.29 seconds T1 1.44Mbps 2.73 seconds
6. Wordpress – no-smarty
Site chosen: Wordpress Blog
(no demo available)
Load time per Kb (1024 Bytes) : 552.38Kb / 117.93 = 4.68 sec.
Total HTTP Requests: 26 Total Size: 565,632 bytes Download Times* Connection Rate Download Time 14.4K 443.59 seconds 28.8K 224.40 seconds 33.6K 193.08 seconds 56K 117.93 seconds ISDN 128K 39.72 seconds T1 1.44Mbps 8.20 seconds
Site chosen: Dir.vc Articles
Load time per Kb (1024 Bytes) : 169.89Kb / 41.87 = 4.06 sec.
Total HTTP Requests: 36 Total Size: 173971 bytes Download Times* Connection Rate Download Time 14.4K 142.04 seconds 28.8K 74.62 seconds 33.6K 64.99 seconds 56K 41.87 seconds ISDN 128K 17.82 seconds T1 1.44Mbps 8.12 seconds
I know we cant compare oranges and apples, and there are loads of factors,
- amount of images used on “the” template.
- size of content/ text,
- Total size of request, as given above,
- Amount of features the script has!
But the bottom line being it is user experience, we’re looking at & Load time does factor in! Some would say data inadequate or tool faulty, …. can’t guarantee the tool, i didn’t make it, and I AM talking of online DEMOS as put out by the companies themselves!
A Question being, will Google Caffeine, in 2010, consider Load times of websites, and would that affect the sales of online directory scripts?
What say you?
Regards,
M.
Tags: Directory scripts, eSyndiCat, Google Caffeine, IndexU, LinkEnginePro, phpLD, qlWebDS, Wordpress
This is an excellent resource. As a directory owner using both phpLD and eSyndicat – hosted on same server I know that loading time does contribute to the number of hits on the directories.
Good post keep it up!
Shreya
Google itself has pointed out a few pages in my directory script that take too long to load. They turned out to be pages that I felt Google shouldn’t have been crawling, so it was possible to use robots.txt. As long as Google is generous enough to keep pointing out problem pages then it’s becomes easy to do something about the problem.