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Installing a 3rd party page cache component will probably make the biggest difference in your web site's load times. There are several components listed at the Joomla Extensions website. I personally recommend Ircmaxell's PageCache component from JoomlaPerformance.com.

Google AdSense will often display ads that aren't relevant to your web site's content. Sometimes AdSense will pick up on random words and phrases from around your website that don't really relate to what your content is about. This leaves you with unrelated ads that nobody will click on. Luckily, Google offers a way for you to tell AdSense exacty what content it should focus on, resulting in highly-targeted ads, higher click through rates (CTR) and higher payouts for every click (CPC). 

Enabling the Joomla global cache is easy to do and can make a significant difference in your web site's load times. 3rd party caching components are also very helpful, but they generally only work for visitors and not for anybody logged into the web site. The standard Joomla cache will speed up your web site for all users, logged in or not. 

Most modules on your Joomla website will have the option to enable caching, and you should definitely take advantage of this feature. It's easy to do and will only take a few minutes to set up. 

Since releasing the Ultimate Social Bookmarking Plugin , several people have complained that the social bookmarking buttons were appearing all over their website. After looking into the issue, it became apparent that these people were using Joomla's standard "User" modules which all had "Mambots" enabled.