During testing of JQuery visual image effects on the home page of this website I noticed that images were loading after JQuery function calls had been made. This wasn't a problem on my PC with a speedy broadband connection but on friends computer the interface didn't look right.

Getting your website to load fast is essential for e-commerce and should be seen as a priorty for any website, be it a blog, forum or social network.

Yahoo! have compiled a very helpful guide for speeding up your website. Firefox users should install the YSlow extension for firebug. This handy tool analyises the speed of your webpage and gives you a grade from A to F based on your page's performance.