Search Engine
Optimization:
Optimizing Your
Images "alt" Attribute
Did you know that any
images on your page can help your listings too? Each image on your page can
include a keyword phrase or two that relates to the image. This text will also
show up & help those that may have their images turned off when visiting
your site. This does not work for all engines, but it certainly does not hurt so
we recommend you give it a try where you can.
Where it
belongs:
You can add the "alt"
attribute to any image on your page.
Tag limits:
We do not recommend using more than a
brief sentence or two to describe an image.
Tag tips:
-
Be sure to use the
keyword phrases that you also used in the copy
of your page, title
tag, meta
description, and other
tags.
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Do not try to cram a
bunch of keywords into the "alt" attribute. We recommend using no
more than 2-3 per image.
-
Describe the image -
do not just list keywords.
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The "alt"
attribute is also a good place for misspellings and plural keyword phrases
that you may not have used elsewhere.
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