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You might spend a lot of time agonizing over getting the written content of your website just right, and making sure it’s optimized for search engines without seeming artificial or lacking in quality.<\/p>\n

What about your images, however? Are you giving them the same level of attention, particularly when it comes to optimization?<\/p>\n

For many bloggers and business owners with websites, the answer is probably no.<\/p>\n

Images and pictures are an essential aspect of designing a website and ensuring it\u2019s appealing to visitors and also ranks well in search engines. Good quality images are not only going to boost your SEO, but they also tend to increase conversions by giving site visitors a better experience and inspiring them to spend more time on your site, while building a better connection with them.<\/p>\n

Below are some easy ways to optimize your site\u2019s images <\/a>to make sure they\u2019re improving your site\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

Give Your Images Simple Names<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re taking your own photos for your website, they may have a name that\u2019s automatically given to them by your computer or camera. Don\u2019t use the default name.<\/p>\n

Not only can adding clear, descriptive names to your images help you in terms of organization and productivity, but it\u2019s also important for SEO. Use keywords in the names of your images because search engines crawl the names of image files.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Skip the Alt Tags<\/h2>\n

No matter what you do when it comes to images on your site, <\/a>don\u2019t omit the alt tags. Alt tags give your site a lot of value in terms of SEO because they provide a relationship between images and keywords. Having alt tags is the best way to get the pictures on your site to show up in Google Images.<\/p>\n

Much like you do when you\u2019re coming up with image names, keep the alt tags really straightforward and easy to understand, and while you can add keywords, don\u2019t try to make them one solid string of keywords. Simpler is better here.<\/p>\n

Go With the Right Size<\/h2>\n

Something that\u2019s often overlooked in website design and adding images is the importance of the actual size of the picture. You don\u2019t want to add a picture to your site that\u2019s a huge file. Not only do super-huge images impact your SEO, but they also tend to slow your website down, which negatively impacts the user experience.<\/p>\n

If you have a picture that\u2019s too big, you can change it in a resizing tool, Photoshop, or even something as simple as MS Paint. It\u2019s incredibly easy to get optimized images in terms of size when you use Photoshop because you can choose the \u201cSave For Web\u201d option. That automatically resizes your image without sacrificing quality.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have Photoshop, there are also apps that you can work with, and many of them are free.<\/p>\n

Just by keeping the above image tips in mind, you can improve the design of your website<\/a> and also enhance its search engine optimization, with minimal effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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