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# [Why Every Website Is Racing to Serve Smaller Images (and What It Means for Your Photos)](https://daniel-prescott-blog.hashnode.dev/why-every-website-is-racing-to-serve-smaller-images-and-what-it-means-for-your-photos?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn why websites are shrinking images for faster loading, and how to prepare your photos with HEIC to JPG conversion, resizing, and compression.

Oct 3 · 2 min read · daniel-prescott-blog.hashnode.dev  
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