How to Cut Image Load Times by 60% with 5 HTML Optimizations (opens in new tab)

Slow images kill your page speed. The average web page loads 1.8 MB of images alone, accounting for over 50% of total page weight. Most sites lose 30-40% of their Core Web Vitals LCP score because of unoptimized images. Here's a practical guide to cutting image load times by 60-70% without sacrificing visual quality. The Numbers That Matter Metric Before Optimization After Optimization Improvement Total image payload 1.8 MB 520 KB 71% reduction LCP image load time 3.2s 0.9s 72% faster CLS (la...