Oliver_Henniges - 2:39 pm on May 10, 2008 (gmt 0)

> Some of my pages contain 10 or more pictures.

BrandNewDay, that won't matter. Each image produces a separate http-request on browser-side. The landing page itself will be loaded much quicker. Unless you have a very questionable page structure, the html-code will be loaded before your browser even sends those images-requests.

> The threshold for a 'slow-loading' landing page is the regional average plus three seconds.

OK. That would allow for more than meg of raw code, because I doubt google's hardware works with modem speed;) So the key issue is database-request-design, I suppose. And this can quickly become critical on shared hosting.

Let me put it this way: As soon as you're beginning to make money with your shop, you'll need a dedicated server. Any objections?