Duplicate Image 'Title/Alt' Tags...Good, Bad, your thoughts

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by 2 FN LOW, Jan 22, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hows everybody doing...I am learning that i can advantage a lot from correcting the title/alt tags in my photos to help them show more in google images....I know duplicate content, as far as posts being the same on 1 site and other sites isnt good but whats the rule here for Title tags for images...

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    Heres my example

    Lets say i have 2 posts which contain New Era Yankees Hats..

    Lets say i code 1 photo to have the title/tag "Yankees Hats" in 1 post

    and do the same for another post contain another yankees hat, just a different style.

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    Is that a bad idea...Should i title one Yankees Hats 1 and the other Yankees Hat 2 or is it fine for them to have the same title/alt tag if they are both different images and have different image locations on the site...
     
    2 FN LOW, Jan 22, 2008 IP
  2. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    You forget, the image crawler can tell by the hash that the pictures are different :) So you could have 50 pictures of the same hat, just a different style and it would be able to tell they are all unique pictures.
     
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  3. budhanes

    budhanes Peon

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    Trust me on this one... I have never had a duplicate image or duplicate content penalty on a website (or page) for using a keyword or keyphrase too much (alt text or title text). I have one site that I have added the same alt="keyword" to so many pictures, that ranks well, that it isn't even funny. I do have to admit that if I was Google or Yahoo, I'd even ban myself for what looks like alt tag spam!. I dont think they look for this yet though... Good luck ranking on them images though.
    P.S. - My signature space is loaned out, so that isn't an example.
     
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  4. bogs

    bogs Active Member

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    it doesn't matter... as long as you don't stuffed some kws.. i have some of it too..
     
    bogs, Jan 22, 2008 IP