why slow ? how to speed up webpage loading

according to.. webmaster.. bla.. bla..

sometime we might asked ourself.. why the hell is.. our page load so slow..

while.. it is should have been better..

well.. some one had pointed.. out..

there are 13 rules.. to speed up..
to analyze..
install firefox..
get firebug plugin..
http://www.getfirebug.com/
and yslow plugin..
http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/

read these.. 13 rules..

Exceptional Performance : Thirteen Simple Rules for Speeding Up Your Web Site

1. Make Fewer HTTP Requests
2. Use a Content Delivery Network
3. Add an Expires Header
4. Gzip Components
5. Put CSS at the Top
6. Move Scripts to the Bottom
7. Avoid CSS Expressions
8. Make JavaScript and CSS External
9. Reduce DNS Lookups
10. Minify JavaScript
11. Avoid Redirects
12. Remove Duplicate Scripts
13. Configure ETags

excerpted from :
http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html