This is just a friendly reminder =-P that there are many people who still have dial-up connections to the Internet.  Pew/ Internet’s June 2007 Home Broadband Adoption Survey reveals:

  • Among home users, 23% use a dial-up connection.
  • 47% of all adult Americans have a broadband connection at home (up 5% from last year)

This is an important statistic if you communicate with residential consumers or home-based businesses.

For websites, limit video and audio files.  Keep image files small so they download quickly.  You may consider working with your web designer to create two versions of your website and having a low resolution website show for those with dial-up.

For emails, communicate with your clients and prospects.  Ask them if they have dial-up or have a message size restriction.   For clients with dial-up, let them know if you are sending a large attachment so they can be prepared.