The importance of image compression cannot be over stated. It directly affects your website loading speed and indirectly affects Search Engine Optimization. Certainly, it affects your visitors experience with your website as we all know what short attention spans our society has these days. Here’s a tutorial that should clarify some of the ‘how-to’s’ with regard to sizing images down for your Content Management System.

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