Ask An Ambassador: Why Are They Loading Slowly?
When I click on a post, sometimes I have read the whole post before the photo loads. Othertimes the photo may never load completely. If we don't see photos then the public isn't seeing them either. Think how frustrating it is for you, waiting and wanting to see the photo to fully load.
A little thing like that will cause a reader to click off and move on. The reader may never come back. The solution is to reduced the size of your photos before adding it to your blog post. I promise the view of the photo will not be compromised to a fuzzy level by reducing the pizel size for loading. See the examples below. The ones in positions 1,2,3 load more slowly. Number 4 loads almost immediately. Once they are all loaded they look the pretty much the same but there is no delay on Number 4's loading.
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| 1. Largest Photo 2592x1728 pixels Slow loading | 2. Large Photo 1924x1296 pixels Loads slowly |
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| 3. Smaller Photo 1166x770 Still loads slowly | 4. Smallest Photo 674x449 Fastest loading |
A photo editor will allow you to reduce the size of the photo for faster loading. Under 1000 pixels is most recommended. While you are in the photo editor go ahead and rename the photo something that will give you an SEO boost. Did you know the webcrawlers can read the names on the photos so why let your photos retain numbers like DISC2035.jpg when they can be named something pertaining to your post. You have the power, you have the control.
Ask An Ambassador: How Do I Get My Photos to Load Faster?
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