img Alt tag vs Title

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Ascendancy, Jan 21, 2010.

  1. #1
    I always add a description for my image's title and alt tags, as this helps with Google indexing my images and showing up for both Google searches and Google Image Search. I'm wondering if Google puts weight on the alt value vs the title value, or if anyone things one attribute (alt vs title) is more important with images?
     
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  2. pontifixx

    pontifixx Member

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    I've always used the alt tag to enter the description of my images, and I get about 10% of all my site traffic from image search.
     
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  3. Rujuta

    Rujuta Peon

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    #3
    Alt tag is for images and title tag is for hyperlinks. For images you can use both alt and title tag.
     
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    freeseoguide Guest

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    Alt tag is good for SEO purposes and title is good to have but has not SEO influence...

    see this link if you want:
    SEO-Image-Optimization-tips
     
    freeseoguide, Jul 30, 2010 IP
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    #5
    Hello,

    Basically we put keywords in alt tag & alt tag is used for the seo purpose.
     
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    Yes I agree with for alt tag to enter the description of Image this is helps to image search.
     
    Last edited: Jul 30, 2010
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  7. CariNet

    CariNet Peon

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    #7
    Alt tags and title tags are different, but both can be beneficial to image SEO.
    Alt tags can't be seen by the human eye, unless pulled up by page source, and is completely crawlable by Google.

    While title tags are also crawlable by Google, when hoovering over an image, title tags will usually show as well, or appear somewhere near it.
    Depending on how you have your CMS configured.
     
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    Alt tags are only good for SEO when the image is a link, in this case the alt tag is equivalent to anchor text
     
    phpmatt, Jul 30, 2010 IP
  9. trixy

    trixy Active Member

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    first make sure the title of image same with the title of post, for example, "your-title-of-post.jpg" or "your-title-of-post.gif" and the use the Alt tag you can add title tag also,
     
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  10. CariNet

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    The image DOES NOT need to be a link to be beneficial to SEO.
     
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  11. willson.andrew123

    willson.andrew123 Greenhorn

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    alt tag for images. also u can use title for images along with alt. when both are used, u will see only title if u put mouse pointer on image. alt for images is a must, whether u use them as a link or not.
     
    willson.andrew123, Aug 2, 2010 IP
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    From memory, alt tags show up on ie whereas you need title tags for firefox. So I always enter both.
     
    jj1, Aug 2, 2010 IP
  13. pikalainaa

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    I always add both just to be on the safe side. Hope its not considered duplicate content...
     
    pikalainaa, Aug 2, 2010 IP