Do Picture tags matter for SEO?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by tomflascee, Mar 19, 2007.

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    Do my picture tags really matter for seo. I mean i know it could bring me users that are searching for pics for instance, but will it make a page rank better?
    THX
     
    tomflascee, Mar 19, 2007 IP
  2. theseokit

    theseokit Banned

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  3. ash1

    ash1 Active Member

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    yes for sure they do, but dont over do it
     
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    djrishi Well-Known Member

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    Yes ALT Tag matters in SEO. Use relevant alt tags in your images/buttons.
     
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    uttoransen Prominent Member

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    it is not that if you don't have alt tags then your picture won't be indexed, but then alt tags helps to birng relevant people to your picture. here is a link that might help you,
    Optimize for image search by alt tags

    and, also in the web master central, just check the option that says, opt for enhanced image search, that will help google to index your photos.
     
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    alt tags with help your SEO campaign...not your Pagerank, Pagerank is determined only on incoming links
     
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    Well I better get moving and put good and relevant alt tags on my images,,, thanks!!!
     
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    Alt tags still helps! it will still help you with some engines just continue using this attribute and avoid keyword stuffing
     
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    rubeina Invisible Staff Affiliate Manager

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    Of course they help since search engines are blind to pictures. And yeah, don't overdo it :)
     
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    yes definately. Image tags do matter and help in giving weightage to your keywords or keyphases. But do not use it so as to stuff your keywords in the same. Use it in a very general manner, keeping your users in mind as image tag is genrally used to guide users about the kind of image it is, if not uploaded. :)
     
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    Like how many times should you use a certain keyword as alt tags???
     
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    Like carefuly. Count doesn't matter. It's density that matters.
     
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    question on the alt tags....does the name you use in the alt tag need to be the same as the file name....i.e. if I say img src=banner.jpg , then does the alt tag need to be alt="banner"?
     
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    No need to match the alt tag with the file name.

    alt tag are primary for accessibility purpose (and now for seo), so you should use a descriptive name.
     
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