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Old 08-26-2008, 12:27 PM  
Jim_Gunn
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Question for Wordpress & SEO Experts

I have a blog that is getting decent traffic from Google images and the international versions of Google images probably since I am careful to name my .jpg images with appropriate names. So my images come up first or close to first for a few specific terms and link to my blog creating nice organic traffic. The only weird issue is that the little thumbnail that one can see when you do the Google image search for those terms is not exactly the right ones. Usually instead of displaying the thumbnail pertaining to the search term, based on the image that pertained to the searched term, it randomly displays an image contained in one of the widgets in the sidebar that have nothing to do with the searched term. Not always the same incorrect image either. It's still free traffic and lists the name of my site underneath the image, but it's not ideal that when you do an image search for "Mary & Jane" (theoretical example) that a thumbnail image of "Suzy Q" (made up example) that just happens to be in the sidebar of the Wordpress blog where "Mary & Jane" are featured in several postings in the central section. Any way to fix this or should I just be happy for the free traffic even if the thumbnails are off.
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