Best Image File Type for SEO & Core Web Vitals
What file type should you use for your website images? There are a lot of image file type options available for you to choose from - JGP, PNG, GIF, SVG, WebP or AVIF.
When deciding which file type to use there are two important questions for you to consider: image quality and file size.
You want to experiment with different file types to get the best looking image while also keeping the file size low so that website speed does not become an issue. A high quality image with a large file size might have the potential to slow website speed and impact user experience, SEO and Core Web Vitals.
To learn how to optimize your images for quality and performance I invite you to dive into this video on how to optimize images for your website.
If you have any questions about optimizing images please feel free to leave a comment below or email me at [email protected].
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