Page Size Optimization

[L]

I'm trying to check page size for some tests and I'm getting different numbers from the different methods I check with. What to beleive?

Also, If you're page size is supposed to ideally be below 100K for best optimization, does this include html and css?

HTML page sizes for the same page with three different size checking methods:

1. WebsiteOptimization.com's Web Page Analyzer: 34K
2. Copy and paste source code into word doc, save as html and check size: 434K
3. Delete temp internet files & cookies, load page, and check html page size in temp internet files: 158K

[simons1321]

Microsoft word can add and take away coding to make it into a .doc compliant file. Even when saved as a .html document through microsoft word, lots of erroneous and pointless html coding can be added. This is why microsoft word is a horrible tool to use for building web pages. Simple test to see how large your file is... save it to your desktop or if you already have the file on your computer, right click and hit properties.

websiteoptimization.com's tool adds in the size of the pictures when in reality pictures are not part of html code. Pictures and all other media are simply links within html to the picture file. When you call up a webpage, the html is loaded and simultaneously, calls to the media files are made. So if you were to factor in the sizes of your pictures or other media, a web page can easily be larger than 100k (with flash and movies, pages could be in the MB range). However from a search engine point of view, the spider will only see the html code. Spiders can not read images or movies as of now. As for CSS, CSS is only read once no matter how many different pages within a site you navigate. As far as i know, search engine spiders don't deal with CSS files as they only have to deal with the design and layout of a web page not its content or relevancy. So no CSS does not count towards optimization. As long as the html code of your website is below the 100k range, then you're fine.