Alt text is used to help computers read images. But can alt tags affect your organic search rankings? Read on to learn whether there is any connection between alt text and improved rankings in Google Image Search results. The Claim: Alt Text Is A Ranking Factor What is alt text? Alt text is an HTML … Read more
Alt text is used to help computers read images. But can alt tags affect your organic search rankings? Read on to learn whether there is any connection between alt text and improved rankings in Google Image Search results. The Claim: Alt Text Is A Ranking Factor What is alt text? Alt text is an HTML … Read more
Today, nearly 19% of Google’s SERPs show images. That means, despite your best SEO efforts, you could still miss out on another organic traffic source: your website’s images. How do you get in on this traffic source? Image alt text. In this piece, we’ll cover how to write image alt text so your images rank … Read more
Alt text. You know it’s important for SEO. In fact, Google has stated that alt text is a ranking factor. And with the increasing rise of visual search, describing your images for web crawlers has taken on even more importance. But beyond a short sentence describing the image, how do you make your alt text … Read more
In a Google Office-hours hangout, Google’s John Mueller answered a question about how to use alt text for SEO. Along the way he dispelled the idea that there is a 16 word limitation on alt text and suggested ways to use the Alt Text that would be good for SEO. Alt Text Alt text is … Read more
Google’s use of alt text as a ranking factor is limited to image search. It does not add value for regular web search. This is explained by Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller during the Google Search Central SEO office-hours hangout recorded on March 18. Mueller fields several questions related to alt text, resulting in a … Read more
