Special thanks to a great article over at Webjackalope:
15 Quick Ways to Shrink Page Load Time
Some Odds and Ends from the Article
Here are some quick tidbits that we have seen overlooked by developers in the past:
Check your Website Load Time
Run your pages through the Web Page Analyzer for oodles of load time tips.
Include the Height & Width in Images
This is important for page load time – allowing the browser to render the page, with image placeholders, rather than waiting for each individual image.
Broken paths and images can be a major load time killer
You can check all the images and scripts on your page in using firebug (see below). Scan through all these mugs and delete anything that is broken, unnecessary, or ugly.
Firebug is Awesome
The firefox add-on Firebug is typically used for js and other code debugging, but it also contains a sick “Net” Console which displays each individual page element, broken links, paths, and load times for the individual elements.
Firebug Net Console
Wordpress Users Only: WP Super Cache Plugin
Download and install the WP_Super_Cache plugin, the defacto standard for anyone who is serious about publishing.