CeceliaPool01
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Does compressing images boost rankings?

any experiences? a confirmation would be nice.

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Speed has no correlation to higher rankings. Although if your website is INSANELY slow, it will decrease your rankings. So, it is a factor, but at the same time, it isn't unless your site is of a horrific quality.

That being said, quicker sites will convert better, have better UX metrics, which in turn could indirectly help your SEO & profits. So I'd still losslessly compress your images, and scale them, yes.

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Hi Matt, thank you for the heads up, this would really help me with my reports.
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Compressing image file size will improve your webpage loading speed. Loading speed is one of the Google ranking factor so it will help you to boost your ranking.

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According to HTTP Archive, images make up on average 21% of a total webpage's weight. That's why I highly recommend compressing your images before uploading to your site. 

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