What would cause my site to have such a long wait time?

Question

What would cause my wordpress site to have such a long wait time?

This only happens on the blog page and nothing is happening at all for 21 seconds.

http://i.stack.imgur.com/j1KLb.jpg

http://www.exactabacussoftware.com/blog

Help is much appreciated!

Answer 1

This could be because your server isn't responding quickly enough when sending out the data. Which host are you using?

Check out GTMetrix's results for your site:

http://gtmetrix.com/reports/www.exactabacussoftware.com/QARO4k3X

Also check out their WordPress Optimisation guide.