Seo Help Optimize your images Of Website
Images may seem like a straightforward component of your site, but you can optimize your use of
them. All images can have a distinct filename and "alt" attribute, both of which you should take
advantage of.
The "alt" attribute allows you to specify alternative text for the image if it cannot be displayed for some
reason.
Our alt text here is a brief but accurate description of the image
Why use this attribute? If a user is viewing your site on a browser that doesn't support images, or is
using alternative technologies, such as a screen reader, the contents of the alt attribute provide
information about the picture.
Another reason is that if you're using an image as a link, the alt text for that image will be treated
similarly to the anchor text of a text link. However, we don't recommend using too many images for
links in your site's navigation when text links could serve the same purpose. Lastly, optimizing your
image filenames and alt text makes it easier for image search projects like Google Image Search to
better understand your images.
• Use brief, but descriptive filenames and alt text - Like many of the other parts of the page
targeted for optimization, filenames and alt text (for ASCII languages) are best when they're
short, but descriptive.
Avoid:
• using generic filenames like "image1.jpg", "pic.gif", "1.jpg" when possible
(some sites with thousands of images might consider automating the naming of
images)
• writing extremely lengthy filenames
• stuffing keywords into alt text or copying and pasting entire sentences
• Supply alt text when using images as links - If you do decide to use an image as a link,
filling out its alt text helps Google understand more about the page you're linking to. Imagine
that you're writing anchor text for a text link.
Avoid:
• writing excessively long alt text that would be considered spammy
• using only image links for your site's navigation
• Store images in a directory of their own - Instead of having image files spread out in
numerous directories and subdirectories across your domain, consider consolidating your
images into a single directory (e.g. brandonsbaseballcards.com/images/). This simplifies the
path to your images.
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