Why is my website slow?

This is one of the most common support calls we receive. The website is static, slow or just going nowhere.

The biggest problem online at present is that it is easy to create a DOS attack or Denial Of Service as it is called. Another version called DDOS which is Distributive Denial Of Service is the same problem but using many computers to achieve the same result.

This clip from the BBC probably explains what is happening better than anything. In short it means that there is too much traffic for your hosting service to cope with. Whether it is artificially created or not is another matter.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7940485.stm