{"id":11,"date":"2015-09-24T22:48:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T22:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/?p=11"},"modified":"2026-01-03T02:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T02:14:12","slug":"optimize-your-blog-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/optimize-your-blog-images\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways To Optimize Your Blog Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It may be hard to believe, but images can generate a lot of traffic for blogs. When you type something in Google search, not only do text results show up, images also come up. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Step 1: Don&#8217;t Forget To Optimize Your Image Alt Tags<\/h2>\n<p>To be found on Google you have to tell the search engine spiders what they are looking at (they can&#8217;t see) by making a descriptive alt tag. An alt tag will usually appear in an image HTML code completely blank or with some random gobbledygook: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-5.jpg\" alt=\"alt tag example 5\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-5.jpg 589w, https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-5-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><i>An example of a bad image ALT tag<\/i><\/p>\n<p>To optimize the alt tag, just insert a very descriptive description &#8211; almost as if you&#8217;re explaining the image to a blind person: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-4.jpg\" alt=\"alt tag example\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-4.jpg 589w, https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-4-300x61.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><i>And here&#8217;s an example of a good image ALT tag<\/i><\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s it! Don&#8217;t try to keyword stuff your alt tags because Google might ding you for spamming or over optimization.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 2: Keep Image File Size Down<\/h2>\n<p>In order for your blog page to load in a timely manner, it&#8217;s best to use a .JPG image because easy to compress big image files down to small files. Easy meaning there are a lot of options out there that will let you compress your .jpg images:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Photoshop<\/li>\n<li>GIMP (like Photoshop, but free!)<\/li>\n<li>TinyPNG (web-based and free!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Having the image as a .jpg file allows the page to load faster without compromising the quality of the image (not recommended for Photography type images). It&#8217;s important to keep these image files under 100kb for page load time to be optimal. With today&#8217;s modern technology it&#8217;s also important to consider responsive images.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 3: Responsive Images<\/h2>\n<p>A responsive image will respond to any device instead of being a fixed sized image. This is important because your page will look good on all devices, from tablets to mobile phones. The good news is that if you can use the backspace button, you can have responsive images too! Open up the image code for the image you want to make responsive, highlight the width and height dimensions&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-3.jpg\" alt=\"alt tag examp 3\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-3.jpg 704w, https:\/\/judinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/alt-tag-examp-3-300x51.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and delete it. 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