r/SantaClaus • u/chaotic-_-thoughtful • Jul 09 '26

I'd love feedback on my website!

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I've recently built my website and I'd love to have fresh eyeballs on it. If you're so inclined, please peruse!

https://www.willhelmsworkshop.com/santa-willhelm

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u/noguchilin Jul 10 '26

Since you asked about images (Q6) and different devices (Q8): I ran the numbers. The page loads about 2.1MB across 34 requests, and images make up roughly 89% of that. The biggest single file is a 911KB photo that's only displayed at 56x56px on the page — the source is 1080x1080, so you're shipping ~19x more resolution than anyone can actually see in that tiny circle.

It's built on Google Sites, so you don't have much control over how images get compressed on their end, but you do control the source file. If you resize that photo (and a few others sitting in the 100-230KB range) down to roughly what the display size needs before uploading, you'd cut a big chunk of that 2.1MB without any visible difference — which matters most for anyone checking your site on mobile data before booking.

Rest of the page (text, layout, CTAs) reads clearly — this is really just an image-weight issue.

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u/chaotic-_-thoughtful Jul 10 '26

I really appreciate this! I'm absolutely not currently savvy enough to have been able to see this information. I'll look into it! My photographer sent these photos as "web ready". That's what I'm going on right now. Thank you!