Slow websites frustrate users. We all know the feeling of waiting for a page to load, only to give up and hit the "back" button. More often than not, the culprit behind this lag is not complex code but something much more common: large, unoptimized images. The solution is image compression. This article explains the two main types, lossy and lossless compression. Understanding this core concept is the key to making your website faster, improving user experience, and boosting your search engine rankings.
