Everyone wants their website to show up on the first page of Google. One simple trick to help with that is making sure your website is fast. And as we just learned, large images are the biggest cause of slow websites.

Search engines like Google send out little robots to "crawl" your website and figure out what it's about. If your site is slow, it makes their job harder. Google prefers to show its users websites that provide a good, fast experience. That means a faster site has a better chance of ranking higher in search results.

By compressing your images, you're not just making your visitors happy; you're also making Google happy. It's a key part of what's called "Search Engine Optimization" or SEO. Smaller images lead to a faster site, which can lead to better rankings and more free traffic from people searching for what you offer.