IMAGE OPTIMIZATION: Elevate Your Site’s Performance and SEO

VIRTUAL MEETUP: Google Meet

IMAGE OPTIMIZATION DEMO: Elevate Your Site’s Performance and SEO
In this month’s Meetup, we’ll explore the often-overlooked yet crucial step in web design—image optimization. Not only does optimizing your images improve your website’s load speed and SEO, but it also enhances user experience and keeps visitors engaged. We’ll walk through best practices for optimizing your images before uploading, tools to streamline the process directly on your website, and the benefits of rendering images in cutting-edge NextGen formats like WebP and AVIF.

You'll learn:

• The importance of image optimization before uploading.
• Tools and plugins to automate image optimization on your website.
• How to use NextGen image formats (WebP, AVIF) to boost performance.
• Tips and tricks for maintaining image quality while reducing file size.

Here is the agenda:

• Meet & Greet
• Image Optimization Demo
• Questions & Answers
• Conclusion

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ABOUT THE HOST: Dustin Olsen
Dustin has been hosting the Divi Salt Lake City Meetup since May 2019 and enjoys connecting with fellow Divi enthusiasts. With a passion for teaching, Dustin’s expertise ranges from visual communication and photography to website optimization using Divi. Since taking the Meetups virtual, he’s had the privilege of meeting website owners from around the globe, sharing knowledge and insights.

Dustin is the owner of Cobalt Graphics and specializes in building custom WordPress sites using the Divi Theme. His client base spans bloggers, businesses, non-profits, health departments, and medical practices, helping each craft websites that are both visually stunning and technically sound.

ABOUT DIVI THEME
Divi is a highly versatile theme for WordPress users, offering extensive functionality and flexibility. Whether you're a designer, developer, or general user, Divi makes it easy to create professional websites with creativity and efficiency. We welcome users of all experience levels who want to take their WordPress skills to the next level!