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One way to minimize the number of database queries your Joomla website performs is to turn off all website statistics. This is a quick fix, and removes queries for a part of Joomla you really don't need, speeding up your website and making faster load times.

If you have already applied the rest of these techniques and your server is still bogged down from too much traffic, you may have to purchase better hosting. Virtual servers and dedicated servers are common hosting plans that will give your web site the hardware it needs to handle high traffic server loads. 

Query caching will store the query results from your database in memory for quick retrieval. It won't always produce a noticeable difference in page load times, but it will free up your server resources by using far less processing power and minimizing bandwidth between your web server and MYSQL database server (for remote database servers). This means your Joomla website will be able to handle many, many more users without slowing down. Luckily for Joomla users, there is a query caching component to make things easy. 

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).