Really Slow loading on GoDaddy, HostGator, Windows Azure.....etc

I was hoping someone had an idea that will load an initial page really fast and then wait until the SQL-driven pieces come in whenever.

People tend to read the site for a bit before making choices, so I was hoping there was an Iframe idea or something tht would help this common problem.

All I ever hear about are tiny problems and silly answers. While I like NOPCommerce, the ASP.NET SQL Server architecture, etc, but it is dead dog slow.

Please don't offer corny answers to help it be 19 seconds instead of 22 seconds to load.

stephenmwyatt2 wrote:

Can you please provide some more information, like your site url, hosting server details, RAM allocation, numbers of products / categories, etc.

Thanks
nopAccelerate.com

stephenmwyatt2 wrote:

I am running 3.1 MVC 4 on godaddy virtual server (on 3GB RAM 2008 r2 + SQLExpress).

First thing - If you have SQL on same server, limit SQL Server memory to less than 1GB.(If your db not huge) If you don't limit it is using all memory.

Second - Cache all static and dynamic content.

You will see the performance difference.

It is still little bit slower, but it is in acceptable range. My pages loads under 2 secs.

If by "initial page" you mean the first time the the application loads, then that is a typical issue for ASP.NET applications (default is to unload after 20 minutes of inactivity).  Use nopC's keepalive task (Admin > System > Scheduled Tasks) and/or a monitoring site like pingalive.com.

(If your home page is always taking 19 seconds, then you have other issues.)