Another option is to slice image. Again, most graphics programs offer this feature. You can slice a graphic into as many smaller pieces as you want. Then create a table with cell padding and borders set to 0. Then put each of pieces into table in proper order. These smaller graphics, even though they equal same size as your original one, will load faster than one big graphic.

There is one other little trick, and that's to use same graphic several times on one page. For example, if you have a button for people to order products or services from your site, use same graphic. Don’t have different buttons, like "Order Sweater," "Order Shirt," etc. Just use an "Order Now" button. The browser only loads that button once, and puts it everywhere on page it belongs. You could have 100 of same buttons on a page, and they will all appear in time it takes to load just one button.

After you've created your webpage, optimized and sliced your images, you need to see just how fast it will load at different connect speeds. You can do this easily by going to (AOL members: //watson.addy.com). Just put URL of page you want to test, and they will tell you how fast page will load at various connect speeds. It's fast, easy and and costs nothing.

So remember to think of your visitors first, not your design skills. You may want to show world what a fantastic website designer you are, but if no one sees your page then your efforts are being wasted.

Once you have several names selected, then you need to go to http://www.whois.net/ to see which of these names are not being used. After you have found a name, then you need to register it through your web host company.

Be sure not to use one of many free sites. You don't want your site to be www.YetAnotherFreeSite.com/Acme.com. This looks very unprofessional, is difficult to remember and does not instill people with confidence. You can have your site hosted on a web host for about $8 a month. So what kind of a message are you giving to a prospective client when they see that you can't afford this minimal fee? Would you trust someone to deliver a product you ordered, or with your credit card number, if they couldn't afford such a low month?

As you start to add pages to your site, you want to be sure to keep using short, descriptive names. If you have a links page, call it www.Acme.com/links.shtml, not www.Acme.com/InterestingPlacesToVisit.shtml. Besides being to long, does this go to a links page, a travel page or some other obscure place?

If you keep your website and link names simple and descriptive, visitors will be able to find you site on Internet, and navigate your site easily. As always, think of your visitors first, and they will show their appreciation.