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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

SEO | Image Optimization for Search engines


Uses of alt tag


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Add alt tag to all of your images to get your links to Image search results.  And Get some extra visitors from it. Alternate Text is not only for SEO It's main purpose. The "alt" attribute allows you to specify alternative
text for the image if it cannot be displayed for some reason.

Also If you have used the image as a link, alt attribution will help Search Engine bots to navigate what the page is about. and also for the readers with non Image displaying browsers. and blind readers who use screen readers to surf Internet.  Lets see how to add it for a better result.


Add alt tag

First you have to a little keyword research. Go to Google Keyword tool. and type some words that describes about your image. then choose the word with less competition and high monthly searches.
 after that you can Add your image to anywhere and in HTML view you will see you image code like this

<img src="Image-ink/image.jpg" /> 

Just change it in to this..
<img src="Image-ink/image.jpg" alt=" the word of your choice" />

now you are done with it

Other simple Optimizations

Simple but important,
The Image search results do not depend on alt tag they use the file name ti identify the images to.. so adding a descriptive file name will be a Good help.  So Don't use  useless names for your images such as "Image1.jpg, 123.jpg, A1,jpg..etc"

Always remember to add a text or a alt text when adding a image link. otherwise the bots will understand those links as spam .

Try to add images in all browser supporting formats like PNG, JPG, GIF,.....etc

Just try the post out and tell me what you got..
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4 comments:

  1. Initially, i would like to say thanks for who written this article on here on SEO | Image Optimization for Search engines . Just,it’s really awesome information on here .. Fantastic job on here . It’s simple yet informative & educative article for aspiring bloggers like me. Thank you! really nice and clear presentation !!

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  2. Filling alt tag of the image with the keyword is always helpful in the optimization. In the image tag there's one more option which tells the title or name of the image. This tag should also be filled with the word with which image is related.

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