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he can still work on the flash to load much faster. Just because you personally dislike something on someone`s site doesn`t mean that they have to take it down.
Boytrade,
Seriously, If you are considering SEO, I would first fix the code. Forget about the price of SEO, get your site up to date and then worry about the SEO part.
It`s just a suggestion



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the website designers tell that they did not use the flash ,they use some code to let the photo chanage by it ,and it also does impact the website`s speed ,and so i think  need not take  it down,because the files is small .my customers who in  Hongkong ,Taiwan ,canada ,all of them tell me that  my website`s load time is 0.98seconds ,Average Speed per KB is 0.04seconds ,the size is 22.78kb , .i also thinking about why many oversea company `s website also open it very very slow,not only the code what you use will impact the sppeed ,but also the boardband ,SIQL of a family and country will impact the speed,

Thank you, boytrade...
That`s what I`ve been telling you for the longest. It`s a Javascript [randomizer], to be exact. Well if you look inside the randomizer there`s chinese characters embeded. I think this is where one of your first problems is coming from.
You know what amazes me, the minute someone sees something move on a page they assume its Flash, there are other ways of making things move on a site other than Flash. Also, if you use Flash in an effective way [i.e. If you use an XML file] to rotate images not only does it look good but it downloads fast, since it`s feeding off your xml file.
You also have simple Java Script Randomizers like the one on Boytrade`s web site. and then you have Java Applets [thing of the past though] and you have CSS, AJAX, that can help you accomplish such things.
Not every web site is Flash, just because you see it move it doesn`t mean its flash.




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If you right click on one of the images in the script and select properties you get "About Adobe Flash"? 

I agree that Flash is the preferred mode for online video with the smallest file size for the quality.  I didn`t say it *had* to come down, but that it is distracting and can cause the file load to be slower.


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You`ve added some good points VW,
Yes it would be wise to optimize the images first before uploading them to the site, regardless if the images are driven through php code, Depending what shopping cart he is using, he should be able to adjust the width and the height to the images.



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When starting your own business the need to "know-how" is greater than money!
http://www.nuevolution.net

Hi, Images are to big...

Maybe you should consider creating thumbnails...

Regards!

From what I`m seeing, I would have to agree with most everyone`s bits of opinions. It doesn`t load that slow on my browsers, IE and Firefox. I have dsl. The images lag a bit, but that can be fixed by resizing. If you view your images, they are large! Whoever put this together made your large images scale to fit. Which isn`t what you want. That will help a bit.

I would also consider cleaning up your code a bit. You are using a lot of tables which is dated for sure. If you can clean up your code and implement some more css instead of tables you will benefit greatly. I would also consider changing your links. You can achieve the same effect using methods other than just images. They aren`t bad, you just have a lot of them. That will also help.

The flash isn`t bad, but do you really need it? If it isn`t serving a selling purpose or any purpose other than displaying images, you may want to consider dumping it.

I would focus on resizing images and cleaning up your code for starters. Make sure you research your design firm. It will cost you a lot more in the long run to have someone come in and fix things your other designer screwed up. Do your due diligence.

Let me know if you have any questions, you can pm me or email me.

Ryan





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