index page loading slow

Hello,

I have a client that has a slow loading index page.

How do i speed things up? and/or how can i better optimize the images in the featured products to speed the load time up?

www.bowstick.com

This is the bowstick site or another one?

I am not getting slow loading on bowstick at this time ...

Perhaps the sizes of some pictures can be reduced.
One culprit is:

Src http://www.bowstick.com/store/images/goldensting.jpg
Width 1707
Height 1063
File Size 143 kb
Alt Golden Sword of the shire, closeout!
Title Golden Sword of the shire, closeout!

It was slow loading...hummm....

Well...can you give any advise on how to optimize images?

Googling for optimize image should get you lots of tips and tricks.

thanks everybody.....i will check it out....

some extra tips from this forum:

Start using image handler 2. This resizes automatically product pictures.
see: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33373&highlight=image+handler

As alternative, you can also use programms like Xnview or Irfanview etc for converting you large images to a jpg file with a size of 640 x 480 pixels and compression 85%.

this is also explained in a good but rather long thread:
HOW-TO: Image Preparation
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9114

For sure think about compressing your beautifull background images to aprox 75%
like:
http://216.119.83.29/store/images/homepage.gif

Hope this helps