Onpage SEO with Images?

Hi,

Im almost 100% that this is the right section to put this in since im not concenred with the development, im concerned about the SEO side effect.

If I am going to use images instead of text for my navigation links for my website, will this affect my onpage SEO? Is there a way to style a CSS stylesheet so that the SE reads reads the link as though it was a text link (is this better for Onpage SEO)?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

Just make sure you name the image with the correct name and properly fill the alt tag for the images. That will give the SE's all the information they need.

 

Thanks for the quick reply, I was thinking of using the image and small text just below is and linking both of them, but that seems stupid as on each webpage ill have 2 of the same links linking to the same page within my website.

So if I have an image for the 'Home' button, all i would need to do is name the image with relevancey i.e. Home_image, and insert 'Home' into the alt tag and this will not lower the Onpage SEO?

 

that's my point of view. Now you might get different versions...

 

thanks mate for your comment, does anyone else want to comments on this for a broader opinion? because i've been searching the net and cant find a reliable source, the more opinions the better

 

I think as long as you feel out all the tags and alt info, you should be fine. If want can put height and width. Also, if really worried you can validate your html after you finish to see if any mistakes.

 

also, if you are really worried, verify your website with Google Webmaster tool (just a code to add to your script). Then on the left under Tools you will find "Enhanced image search". That should help as welp to opt-in for that option.

 

Will do! Cheers guys

 

"Alt" is not a tag...never was..."alt" is an attribute

Hope this helps

Thanks

 

Yes that's correct , its a Attribute but it can be useful if you use proper alternate text and image file name.

Image optimization can Help to your site.

Thanks
Eric

 

u sue alt tag for the images!

 

you can use alt tag and description for image and image name as text or keyword.

 

I Have Read Your Post and Thanks For You Sear Your Knowledge.

 

I would re-think this direction. Images are good on a page but Image based navigation has major problems. I would go to a CSS based nav concept and not get sexy. Page indexing is more important.