image optimization

[sarahbrooks]

Follow these six steps to optimize images and increase your site’s visibility:
1. File naming – Often image file names aren’t given the attention they deserve. Instead of using generic naming conventions such as “image1.jpg” or “xzy123.gif,” make sure you include keywords or phrases that accurately describe the image. Keep your customer’s terminology in mind instead of just choosing words for the search engines.
2. Alt tags – The standard meta tags on the site, like the keywords tag and description tag, are widely used in standard SEO practices. The alt tag, though, is sometimes left empty and forgotten as a way for categorizing and naming images. This tag gives you one more valuable place for keywords that will help bring traffic into your web site. However, avoid overloading (aka, “stuffing”) tags with keywords/phrases. One short, descriptive phrase per tag is usually the best approach.
3. Surrounding text – While search engines are working to develop and integrate new technologies that will be able to recognize and identify images, most engines still rely on the surrounding page text to determine what an image is. In other words, the text closest to the image in the source code is the signal that search engines use to determine the content of the image. Writing descriptive content about the image is not only good Web design, it’s also great for SEO.
4. Image share sites – Numerous sites, like Yahoo!’s Flickr, that allow you to upload, categorize, tag, and share photos and images, have popped up on the Web. This is a great channel to upload some site images and tag them with keywords. This avenue is best for site photos that have a wider appeal/audience.
5. Limit number of images per page - To avoid search engine confusion, make sure all images that are on the same page are related in content. (For example, if the page is a product category page that contains images of shirts, make sure there isn't an image of shoes mixed in). That way, the descriptive content that you’ve already written will relate to each image on that particular page.
6. Optimize pages containing images - In addition to optimizing the image itself (with file naming and alt tag), make sure the page itself is optimized (page title, h1, keyword meta tag, and description meta tag) for a phrase that's an accurate classification for the images it contains (sticking with the above example, the page should be optimized for "men's shirts" if images are of things like "green XL men's shirt").

[jenny123]

very nice tips thanks for sharing...

[silverstelon]

Originally Posted by sarahbrooks

Follow these six steps to optimize images and increase your site’s visibility:
1. File naming – Often image file names aren’t given the attention they deserve. Instead of using generic naming conventions such as “image1.jpg” or “xzy123.gif,” make sure you include keywords or phrases that accurately describe the image. Keep your customer’s terminology in mind instead of just choosing words for the search engines.
2. Alt tags – The standard meta tags on the site, like the keywords tag and description tag, are widely used in standard SEO practices. The alt tag, though, is sometimes left empty and forgotten as a way for categorizing and naming images. This tag gives you one more valuable place for keywords that will help bring traffic into your web site. However, avoid overloading (aka, “stuffing”) tags with keywords/phrases. One short, descriptive phrase per tag is usually the best approach.
3. Surrounding text – While search engines are working to develop and integrate new technologies that will be able to recognize and identify images, most engines still rely on the surrounding page text to determine what an image is. In other words, the text closest to the image in the source code is the signal that search engines use to determine the content of the image. Writing descriptive content about the image is not only good Web design, it’s also great for SEO.
4. Image share sites – Numerous sites, like Yahoo!’s Flickr, that allow you to upload, categorize, tag, and share photos and images, have popped up on the Web. This is a great channel to upload some site images and tag them with keywords. This avenue is best for site photos that have a wider appeal/audience.
5. Limit number of images per page - To avoid search engine confusion, make sure all images that are on the same page are related in content. (For example, if the page is a product category page that contains images of shirts, make sure there isn't an image of shoes mixed in). That way, the descriptive content that you’ve already written will relate to each image on that particular page.
6. Optimize pages containing images - In addition to optimizing the image itself (with file naming and alt tag), make sure the page itself is optimized (page title, h1, keyword meta tag, and description meta tag) for a phrase that's an accurate classification for the images it contains (sticking with the above example, the page should be optimized for "men's shirts" if images are of things like "green XL men's shirt").

Thanks For sharing best information about Image optimization. Such a nice topic for me.

[jakobhardy]

Search engines do not look at the image, which is why you need to tell search engines what the image you reflect. Let's assume you have the image of a cat on your blog, the search engines to find this is a cat's image? This is not true! They do not have any idea, what is your image reflected. How do search engines know about how the picture. You can use. ALT tag, image file name.

[kailee]

Optimising images for the web is a catchy business. You have to get the right balance between filesize and picture quality. It is an essential step though. Look at any webpage, and you will see that most of its load time comes from images. Your website will be needlessly slow if you don't drop the sizes of these images.

[andrewhall]

Originally Posted by sarahbrooks

Follow these six steps to optimize images and increase your site’s visibility:
1. File naming – Often image file names aren’t given the attention they deserve. Instead of using generic naming conventions such as “image1.jpg” or “xzy123.gif,” make sure you include keywords or phrases that accurately describe the image. Keep your customer’s terminology in mind instead of just choosing words for the search engines.
2. Alt tags – The standard meta tags on the site, like the keywords tag and description tag, are widely used in standard SEO practices. The alt tag, though, is sometimes left empty and forgotten as a way for categorizing and naming images. This tag gives you one more valuable place for keywords that will help bring traffic into your web site. However, avoid overloading (aka, “stuffing”) tags with keywords/phrases. One short, descriptive phrase per tag is usually the best approach.
3. Surrounding text – While search engines are working to develop and integrate new technologies that will be able to recognize and identify images, most engines still rely on the surrounding page text to determine what an image is. In other words, the text closest to the image in the source code is the signal that search engines use to determine the content of the image. Writing descriptive content about the image is not only good Web design, it’s also great for SEO.
4. Image share sites – Numerous sites, like Yahoo!’s Flickr, that allow you to upload, categorize, tag, and share photos and images, have popped up on the Web. This is a great channel to upload some site images and tag them with keywords. This avenue is best for site photos that have a wider appeal/audience.
5. Limit number of images per page - To avoid search engine confusion, make sure all images that are on the same page are related in content. (For example, if the page is a product category page that contains images of shirts, make sure there isn't an image of shoes mixed in). That way, the descriptive content that you’ve already written will relate to each image on that particular page.
6. Optimize pages containing images - In addition to optimizing the image itself (with file naming and alt tag), make sure the page itself is optimized (page title, h1, keyword meta tag, and description meta tag) for a phrase that's an accurate classification for the images it contains (sticking with the above example, the page should be optimized for "men's shirts" if images are of things like "green XL men's shirt").

Thanks For sharing best information about image optimization. It is very useful for me. I like your post.

[peterjones10]

Optimize pages containing images - In addition to optimizing the image itself (with file naming and alt tag), make sure the page itself is optimized (page title, h1, keyword meta tag, and description meta tag) for a phrase that's an accurate classification for the images it contains (sticking with the above example, the page should be optimized for "men's shirts" if images are of things like "green XL men's shirt").

[greekjames]

Search engines do not look at the image, which is why you need to tell search engines what the image you reflect. Let's assume you have the image of a cat on your blog, the search engines to find this is a cat's image? This is not true! They do not have any idea, what is your image reflected. How do search engines know about how the picture. You can use. ALT tag, image file name.

[VonZ]

Another useful tip is to use thumbnails. Thumbnails are miniature versions of a picture that are hyperlinked to its actual size version. The thumbnail will load fast, and by clicking on it your visitors will be able to see the actual size version.

[robertsoncoting]

Thanks for sharing best information about Image Optimization. It is very useful information for me.