Image "ALT" tags for SEO?

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  • Sebring Studios
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2008
    • 226
    #1

    Image "ALT" tags for SEO?

    I'm totally ignorant on this part of SEO. Is there any advantage to using the "ALT" tags for images with regard to SEO?

    If so, let's say (just for example) I had a site about gourmet coffee making. On the front page I have several gifs of coffee cups, beans and a expresso machine. Would using a description in the "ALT" tag enhance the keywords? Is that the point of using them?

    Can anybody give me a brief overview of the subject?

    THX in advance


    Michael
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    www.sebringstudios.com
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    • pr0
      rockin tha trailerpark
      • May 2001
      • 23088
      #2
      yea, alt tags matter.....use them
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        • Iron Fist
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Dec 2006
          • 23400
          #3
          Originally posted by pr0
          yea, alt tags matter.....use them
          Yes, and it wouldn't hurt to use TITLE tags as well.

          For those lazy webmasters who import galleries into TGPs with no descriptions, your just wasting your time.
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            • seeandsee
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              • Mar 2006
              • 50945
              #4
              Add alt tag and get g image traffic!
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                • pr0
                  rockin tha trailerpark
                  • May 2001
                  • 23088
                  #5
                  the more description you use....for just about anything....the better

                  so long as you're not ridiculously repeating the same keywords over & over
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                    • Marshal
                      Biz Dev and SEO
                      • Jun 2005
                      • 15223
                      #6
                      for all the search engines alt tag describes an image. usage of alt tags increases (google) image traffic, so as search engine traffic in general. it's very useful for people that has limited bandwidth usage (like mobile users with images turned off), because they can have an idea what's on the picture.
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                        • Tam
                          Rude Bitch
                          • Jan 2001
                          • 8533
                          #7
                          Originally posted by pr0
                          the more description you use....for just about anything....the better

                          so long as you're not ridiculously repeating the same keywords over & over
                          Yup, I found this out the hard way a few years ago... I was copying and pasting and my alt tags were all pretty well the same and it didn't work well for me AT all. lol

                          What I do is describe the pic in a couple of words, usually 3-5 words and make sure they aren't too much the same and it seems to do well. I am also using them on my text links as well....
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                            • Nicky
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Mar 2003
                              • 30071
                              #8
                              What I was gonna say has been said

                              I wouldn't use more than 5 words per alt tag though, not sure if It matters, just something Iv'e heard.

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                                • pornguy
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Mar 2003
                                  • 62910
                                  #9
                                  readability.


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                                    • Marky333
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jun 2006
                                      • 974
                                      #10
                                      good thing to know.

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                                        • Sarah_Jayne
                                          Now with more Jayne
                                          • Dec 2002
                                          • 40077
                                          #11
                                          I started out using them when I learned html and I never stopped. I find they do bring in a bit of traffic and the google images thing looks to love them..for good or bad. I try to go for short phrases with them these days.

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                                            • d-null
                                              . . .
                                              • Apr 2007
                                              • 13724
                                              #12
                                              it seems to help google in figuring out relevancy of a page as well, every little bit helps within reason

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                                                • WiredGuy
                                                  Pounding Googlebot
                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                  • 34512
                                                  #13
                                                  yes it would help, alt tags are how search engines figure out what your image is about as they can't read an image.
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                                                    • Outlinezero_yourmofoLOLO
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jan 2006
                                                      • 532
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by WiredGuy
                                                      yes it would help, alt tags are how search engines figure out what your image is about as they can't read an image.
                                                      WG
                                                      Exactly, and you can't validate on w3c without em
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                                                        • D Ghost
                                                          null
                                                          • May 2006
                                                          • 9819
                                                          #15
                                                          yep they definitely help

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                                                            • Klen
                                                              • Aug 2006
                                                              • 32234
                                                              #16
                                                              They are good for google img traffic but if you can it will better to write description under image.

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