Slow page serve

tifosi · 30-05-2006, 03:12:12 PM

I've seen a noticeable increase in the time it takes to serve the information on parked pages over the last few weeks.

I'm wondering if it's related to a 20% or so reduction in ppc revenue in the last 1-2months.

I've tried viewing a few of my pages at work (2Mb pipe+) and at home (1Mb+) and comparing with the speed to load vs a couple large forums at the same time.

parked pages always come out slower. People aren't going to wait more than a couple of seconds, especially if all they see is adverts.

Stephen

NameDriver · 30-05-2006, 03:37:57 PM

Hi there Stephen,

It's strange that you mention the pages are slow. I'm finding them particularly fast at the moment. We just moved onto our 3rd new cluster and things are looking OK. I'm viewing them from Germany so I would imagine the lag from Canada should be about the same as you in the UK. Are your pages DNS parked or URL forwarded? I've just checked both and they both seem fine to me. It could be because you caught the system at the time it's updating but I doubt you always catch the system updating every time you test the pages, so this most likely is not the reason.
Obviously a slowdown in pages would lead to less money at the end of the day which is why we are constantly upgrading our servers before we use up the capacity on them. If you let me know any pages in particular that are loading slowly, I'd be glad to have a look at them and see if it's something about your individual account. I don't want to hear about 20% less earnings because the last 3 days have been our 3 highest system-wide PPC days since we started so we'd like everyone to be seeing that.
Is anyone else experiencing slow pages?

Ed

tifosi · 30-05-2006, 03:49:44 PM

They're all dns parked.

ISP's are UK based.

I'll do another few experiments over the next few days to see if there's any time of day issues.

S

denchomsky · 30-05-2006, 05:44:30 PM

I am finding pages really really slow, with 1meg

no surprises i have had 0 hits today then.

retired_member16 · 31-05-2006, 06:11:34 AM

16% CTR yesterday - much lower than normal would suggest something was up.

domaingenius · 31-05-2006, 07:27:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firestars

16% CTR yesterday - much lower than normal would suggest something was up.

Thursday =% 29.67
Friday = % 26.14
Saturday= % 31.25
Sunday= % 26.19
Monday= % 23.03
Tuesday= % 24.84

Seems to be a small blip downwards but lets see over next few days

Regards
DG

NameDriver · 31-05-2006, 08:08:06 AM

ach this is massively frustrating. Having tested the pages, despite having a million things running at the same time, the pages are snapping onto the screen in Germany. However, it clearly seems things are loading slow in England if you guys all agree. I've already got onto our server guys about this, so hopefully we can have a swift resolution.
Strange that it seems to be a UK-centred problem. This would affect the CTR, but not the views. Views will still be counted even if the pages take a long time to load. Which they won't after today.
If anybody has concerns over dropping CTR / Earnings etc, contact me and we'll certainly look into it.

Ed

FC Domains · 31-05-2006, 08:54:24 AM

Yesterday mine dropped from about 20% to 15%, but that does seem to be within the normal range and anyway I'm very small time.

Yes access does seeem to get very slow sometimes.

No views at all today.

domaingenius · 31-05-2006, 09:25:29 AM

ED, why not set up some servers in the UK ?. Im sure Netserve.co.uk would give you a very good deal ?.

DG

NameDriver · 31-05-2006, 09:31:21 AM

Hi DG,

We do actually already have some servers in the UK, but shifiting servers transatlantically is a tricky process. I know of 2 or 3 companies who've tried doing it the other way round - i.e. going from Europe to the US and it took a lot of implementation and fiddling to get done right.
The UK is a very important market for us, so we're doing all we can to get things faster asap.

Ed

30-05-2006, 03:12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
tifosi Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,907 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 9)	Slow page serve I've seen a noticeable increase in the time it takes to serve the information on parked pages over the last few weeks. I'm wondering if it's related to a 20% or so reduction in ppc revenue in the last 1-2months. I've tried viewing a few of my pages at work (2Mb pipe+) and at home (1Mb+) and comparing with the speed to load vs a couple large forums at the same time. parked pages always come out slower. People aren't going to wait more than a couple of seconds, especially if all they see is adverts. Stephen

30-05-2006, 03:37:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
NameDriver NameDrive Staff Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 729 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Hi there Stephen, It's strange that you mention the pages are slow. I'm finding them particularly fast at the moment. We just moved onto our 3rd new cluster and things are looking OK. I'm viewing them from Germany so I would imagine the lag from Canada should be about the same as you in the UK. Are your pages DNS parked or URL forwarded? I've just checked both and they both seem fine to me. It could be because you caught the system at the time it's updating but I doubt you always catch the system updating every time you test the pages, so this most likely is not the reason. Obviously a slowdown in pages would lead to less money at the end of the day which is why we are constantly upgrading our servers before we use up the capacity on them. If you let me know any pages in particular that are loading slowly, I'd be glad to have a look at them and see if it's something about your individual account. I don't want to hear about 20% less earnings because the last 3 days have been our 3 highest system-wide PPC days since we started so we'd like everyone to be seeing that. Is anyone else experiencing slow pages? Ed __________________ Email: Craig@namedrive.com

30-05-2006, 05:44:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
denchomsky Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,482 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 23)	I am finding pages really really slow, with 1meg no surprises i have had 0 hits today then. __________________ screenprotectors - Eco Car Hire - tekkie - TAKE BACK CONTROL OF YOUR IPHONE 4 - Car Hire Scanner

31-05-2006, 08:08:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
NameDriver NameDrive Staff Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 729 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	ach this is massively frustrating. Having tested the pages, despite having a million things running at the same time, the pages are snapping onto the screen in Germany. However, it clearly seems things are loading slow in England if you guys all agree. I've already got onto our server guys about this, so hopefully we can have a swift resolution. Strange that it seems to be a UK-centred problem. This would affect the CTR, but not the views. Views will still be counted even if the pages take a long time to load. Which they won't after today. If anybody has concerns over dropping CTR / Earnings etc, contact me and we'll certainly look into it. Ed __________________ Email: Craig@namedrive.com

31-05-2006, 08:54:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
FC Domains Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,060 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 62)	Yesterday mine dropped from about 20% to 15%, but that does seem to be within the normal range and anyway I'm very small time. Yes access does seeem to get very slow sometimes. No views at all today. __________________ Colin FC Domains Domains drop-caught and sold at wholesale prices

30-05-2006, 03:49:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
tifosi Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,907 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 9)	They're all dns parked. ISP's are UK based. I'll do another few experiments over the next few days to see if there's any time of day issues. S

31-05-2006, 06:11:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
retired_member16 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,696 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 39)	16% CTR yesterday - much lower than normal would suggest something was up.

31-05-2006, 09:25:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
domaingenius Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,387 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	ED, why not set up some servers in the UK ?. Im sure Netserve.co.uk would give you a very good deal ?. DG

31-05-2006, 09:31:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
NameDriver NameDrive Staff Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 729 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Hi DG, We do actually already have some servers in the UK, but shifiting servers transatlantically is a tricky process. I know of 2 or 3 companies who've tried doing it the other way round - i.e. going from Europe to the US and it took a lot of implementation and fiddling to get done right. The UK is a very important market for us, so we're doing all we can to get things faster asap. Ed __________________ Email: Craig@namedrive.com

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