Image optimization for SEO Techniques?

Started by peterwiter, 12-24-2015, 06:15:50

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Alt Tag:
The Alt tag is probably the most important image optimization factor. Alt stands for alternate. The text in the alt tag is displayed in place of the image if the image can not be shown or is taking too long to load.
Most of the major search engines are text-based, i.e they can not read images and videos. The location of your images appears as an empty space to the search engines. These empty spaces are not in any way good for your overall SEO. The alt tag not only tells the search engines that there is an image placed here but also informs it about the topic of your image.
A good practice for the ALT tag is to keep your alt tags short but descriptive. Fill your alt tags with search engine friendly information but don't try to go too far.
Image Size:
Image size is a very crutial factor for your overall user experience. Images can make your page heavy. Put up a webpage that takes more than 10 seconds to load, and your users will escape faster than you can say "back button". After the recent Panda update, the loading time of pages has become a vital part for your SEO ranking as the total time of visit has become more important as a SEO algorithm. So its important to keep your images low in bytes. Yahoo Smushit is a great tool to wipe out the excess bytes from your images making them lighter.
File name:
Just as keywords are important in url, the same goes for images. Keyword rich file names can help a SE determine relevancy. Avoid using default image file names like, "DSC0019.jpg" as it does not give much information about the image. Use descriptive filenames with keywords separated by "-" (hyphen). For example, "airtel online recharge".

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RH-Calvin

Image optimization is an important part of website seo. Defining an image with proper tags and title will help crawlers know about the image and help promote it in search engines.


lucygomez

Image optimization are the basic steps for your SEO campaign. As the Search Engines are getting smarter and more intelligent, the process of achieving a good search ranking is getting more complex. Now it takes much more than just quality content to get to the top. There are many factors that contribute to showing up well in search engine rankings, one of the most important of them is the on page optimization. 

Ajinkya Samark

Hi,
1. Name Your Images Descriptively and in Plain English
2. Optimize Your Alt Tags Intelligently
3. Strategize Your Image Dimensions and Product Angles
4. Reduce the File Sizes of Your Images
5. Know Which Image File Type to Use for the Right Situations
6. Know How To Handle Your Thumbnails
7. Use Image Site Maps
8. Beware of Your Decorative Images
9. Use Caution When Using Content Delivery Networks
10. Test Your Images!


djone

Quote from: peterwiter on 12-24-2015, 06:15:50Images

Quote from: peterwiter on 12-24-2015, 06:15:50
Alt Tag:
The Alt tag is probably the most important image optimization factor. Alt stands for alternate. The text in the alt tag is displayed in place of the image if the image can not be shown or is taking too long to load.
Most of the major search engines are text-based, i.e they can not read images and videos. The location of your images appears as an empty space to the search engines. These empty spaces are not in any way good for your overall SEO. The alt tag not only tells the search engines that there is an image placed here but also informs it about the topic of your image.
A good practice for the ALT tag is to keep your alt tags short but descriptive. Fill your alt tags with search engine friendly information but don't try to go too far.
Image Size:
Image size is a very crutial factor for your overall user experience. Images can make your page heavy. Put up a webpage that takes more than 10 seconds to load, and your users will escape faster than you can say "back button". After the recent Panda update, the loading time of pages has become a vital part for your SEO ranking as the total time of visit has become more important as a SEO algorithm. So its important to keep your images low in bytes. Yahoo Smushit is a great tool to wipe out the excess bytes from your images making them lighter.
File name:
Just as keywords are important in url, the same goes for images. Keyword rich file names can help a SE determine relevancy. Avoid using default image file names like, "DSC0019.jpg" as it does not give much information about the image. Use descriptive filenames with keywords separated by "-" (hyphen). For example, "airtel online recharge".

I really appreciate you for your thread. I also try all major image optimization tricks and these tricks are most important and most useful. Your thread will help a lot for SEO Rookies.


nativespecial

 Image optimization are the basic steps for your SEO campaign. As the Search Engines are getting smarter and more intelligent, the process of achieving a good search ranking is getting more complex.
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Kim Tan

Most of the image submission sites like pinterest, 23hq, etc. give nofollow links now a days. Is image submission is still useful ?
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krishnanayak

Image optimization is both a craftsmanship and science: a workmanship in light of the fact that there is nobody conclusive response for how best to pack an individual picture, and a science on the grounds that there are numerous all around created systems and calculations that can altogether diminish the measure of a picture.


TomClarke

These valuable tips can help you to optimize your images without difficulties:
- name your images descriptively and in Plain English;
- optimize your Alt Tags intelligently;
- strategize your image dimensions and product angles;
- reduce the file sizes of oyur images;
- know which image file type to use for the right situations;
- know how to handle your thumbnails;
- use image site maps;
-  beware of oyur decorative images;
- use caution when using content delivery networks;
- test your images.