Epsilis Web Design
T: 01279 295546
E: joseph@epsilis.co.uk
Epsilis Web Design
T: 01279 295546
E: joseph@epsilis.co.uk
Images are often the largest part of a web page and they have a significant impact on the speed of your website. Image optimisation is therefore essential to get a fast website and is of particular importance to mobile browsing for SEO purposes.
So what do I mean by Poster Images? Basically any image containing lots of text. Think about typical social media images, infographics, posters, wordclouds… For example, an image advertising an event So an image where all the information required such…
Images help understanding, break up the text and make it easier for the reader. All excellent reasons for using images BUT they slow websites down and page download speed matters. Understanding how to use images properly will stop you ruining your website with common image mistakes.
If you are updating the content yourself on your website here is a list of common mistakes to avoid that I come across regularly. Making any of these mistakes will hurt your website.
Alt Text is a short alternative text description of an image on a web page. It is used when the image itself cannot be seen and understood. It is useful to search engines and people with sight issues (or for everybody if the image does not load for some reason).
Unnecessarily large images are often the reason a website is slow. Typically photos are far too large (in terms of height and width) and also too big (in terms of file sizes) to use directly on a website. They need to be optimised.
Copyright issues mean you cannot use photos and artwork without permission. Searching for "Free images" on google can be rather misleading. Royalty-Free does not mean free to use. There are some sources of images that really are free to use, or free to use subject to certain restrictions but be careful.