We all use images in our work!
Whether you are writing an ebook or creating an online sales page you will want to use images in your work. They kind of break up your content and can make the reading experience more enjoyable for your readers.
But keep in mind that images can be huge files. A little .png or .png file might be only 100k or less. But a larger, high-def image could easily be in the megabyte range. Images like that can make your web page load painfully slow or make your ebook’s file size huge.
There are many ways to reduce the file size of images you use. One of the things I always use it a free online utility called Tiny Ping. You simple go to Tiny Ping and drop your image file into the box and in just a few seconds it will compress your image (only jpeg and png images) and provide you with a download link to that compressed image.
Yes, if you’re wondering, their compression algorithm is a lossy one. Your image will lose some of its data but it will absolutely be impossible for the human eye to distinguish your original image from your new compressed one.
Typically, TinyPing will reduce the files size of your image from 60-75% which can be a huge savings if you’re using lots of images. Give it a try. It’s fast and very easy to use. Compressed images will make your web pages load much faster and downscale the file size in your ebooks.