How can i minimize "The web browser is waiting for data from the server"?

December 14, 2013 14.3k views
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If i do a test on http://tools.pingdom.com/ i have a wait time of about 1,1 sec. how can i minimize this time? the wait time is the yellow bar: saying: "The web browser is waiting for data from the server"
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  • logicalpromos November 15, 2015

    This is exactly what is happening to my site - the Yslow stuff is all good but there is more to it then this, please advice

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pablo December 14, 2013
Install YSlow on your browser and follow its advice.
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golestani December 14, 2013
look this is the result from webpagetest.org http://www.webpagetest.org/result/131214_SK_28E/1/performance_optimization/#first_byte_time
how do i get a better "first byte time"
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pablo December 14, 2013
Check out Improving Search Rank by Optimizing Your Time to First Byte | The Moz Blog; but, see Stop worrying about Time To First Byte (TTFB) - Considered Meaningles | CloudFlare blog.
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  • RyanH May 5, 2015

    It may not be important from an SEO perspective but it is important for the end-user experience. I abandon many sites because of this and move on to the next search result. This could cost a business money.

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