MyBlogLog Server getting slow?
October 16, 2007 by Bob
Are you familiar with MyBlogLog? They have a little widget that you can put on your blog that shows who your recent visitors to your blog are. Of course, only visitors who are registered with MyBlogLog will show up there, but that’s OK.
I am having a problem with that widget, though. It’s slow! Have you noticed? I am finding that my sites hang up waiting for MyBlogLog to load! Actually, it often shows that it is trying to connect to MyBlogLog, and that holds up the whole rest of the page from loading. Have you noticed this? I am considering removing MyBlogLog from my sites because it is getting too slow. I like MyBlogLog, because it is great for building a community on your site. I mean, when you go to your site and see people that you “know” even just recognize as regular visitors it’s a nice feeling to know that they have been back again. But, is it worth your site hanging for 15 seconds or even up to a minute?
For me, it has no value if it is going to hold up your site. What do you think?
I thought the speed seemed fine to me. There is the occasional problem of a contact add not getting registered, but for the most part I think things are running better then they were.
Hi BeachBum - Thanks for your comment. I am glad to hear that the widget is not creating any slowdowns for you. It is still happening for me. Perhaps it is caused by my location/ISP.
I haven’t noticed a slowdown here, Bob. However, in general, MyBlogLog will often show some perceptible delay. It’s good to use a service like:
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/
or
http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/
to note for oneself where the slowdowns are. A tip I also believe in … put your Google Analytics’s, MyBlogLog and any other tracking scripts in the footer (not the header as many do). This serves two purposes: First, you will only count visitors who actually -saw_ all your page, not ones who might have left in frustration, and two, your actual page date will display even if your server is stalled trying to get a response from one of those services.
Hi Dave - Thanks for your input. Maybe it’s a localized problem, because I have had times when MyBlogLog held up my sites for as much as 2 minutes. That’s crazy! I agree with you about putting a lot of the stuff in the footer, it’s a good idea.