Alt Tags
What is an alt tag, you may ask - well an alt tag is a text description for images.
There are two important reasons to use alt tags.
1. Accessibility for vision-imparied visitors. The software will be able to describe to the user what they can't see.
2. Search engines cannot see images but the can read the content that describes the image.
This is an example of how you would use it:
img alt="description of image and do use keywords if appropriate for the particular image" src=imagename.jpg" (Do make sure you put this inbetween < > If I try to do this it says the image is not valid :)
Having said that, don't keyword stuff your alt tag. That will hurt you more than help you. Just be reasonable and ensure the keyword(s) you use represent the image and the subject matter of the page.
Read more articles here: http://www.jbcr-virtualsolutions.com/tips-and-articles.html
Jan
There are two important reasons to use alt tags.
1. Accessibility for vision-imparied visitors. The software will be able to describe to the user what they can't see.
2. Search engines cannot see images but the can read the content that describes the image.
This is an example of how you would use it:
img alt="description of image and do use keywords if appropriate for the particular image" src=imagename.jpg" (Do make sure you put this inbetween < > If I try to do this it says the image is not valid :)
Having said that, don't keyword stuff your alt tag. That will hurt you more than help you. Just be reasonable and ensure the keyword(s) you use represent the image and the subject matter of the page.
Read more articles here: http://www.jbcr-virtualsolutions.com/tips-and-articles.html
Jan
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posted by Jan at
12:39 PM
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