{"id":269,"date":"2021-03-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vocne.com\/blog\/?p=269"},"modified":"2021-03-01T10:44:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T15:44:35","slug":"how-to-optimize-your-websites-photos-and-why-optimizing-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vocne.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/01\/how-to-optimize-your-websites-photos-and-why-optimizing-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Optimize Your Website’s Photos (And Why Optimizing is Important!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why Optimization is Important<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Have you ever been to a website that takes forever to load?\u00a0It is frustrating. You just want the page to load so you can see the rest of the website. A lot of folks may even just give up and click away\u00a0if it is lagging too much. But this is the exact opposite effect a website should have on a customer.\u00a0You want a website to hook the viewer into wanting to stay. You want it to be engaging and entertaining and informative. If it is lagging, well, no one may ever experience any of those elements.\u00a0\u00a0This is why optimizing your photos is important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Website is the Center of Your Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, before we look at this issue that too many websites suffer from, we should look at why a website is important to your business. We\u2019ve talked about it before, and you\u2019ve probably heard about it before; but we\u2019ll mention it again because it\u2019s that important. In today\u2019s marketplace, having a website is crucial to success. A website is your main hub for your business. As a result, it needs to be \u201con point.\u201d Often, your website is the first point of contact a person has with your company (especially if they are Google searching the services you provide).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, your website is crucial, and you don\u2019t want a crucial element of your company to be lagging, slow, or unresponsive. One of the main culprits of a slow website are unoptimized photographs. I.e., massive photo files that have not been scaled down. It is a simple fix and one that will greatly improve your website\u2019s functionality.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every KB of size counts. The smaller the file, the faster your site will load, the happier your visitors will be. Before optimizing the image, determine what size your image should be scaled to. For example, if your WordPress theme recommends an image size of 900 x 500px for a slideshow, you may be able trim some of your original image file to get the correct size and aspect ratio before optimizing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s\u00a0take a look\u00a0at how you can optimize your photos for your website\u00a0now\u00a0<\/em>so that your website is the top-quality site it needs to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optimizing Your Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are several photo\u00a0editing programs out there you could be using for your photographs. In this article, we will focus\u00a0on two of the most popular ones: a paid option (Photoshop) and a free one (Gimp).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optimizing Via Photoshop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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