| Here is a great traffic-building tip: you can get tons of | | | | instead of the photo. And for people who have |
| visitors from Google by using photos on your site. | | | | images turned off, this alternate text is what that they |
| Google has an "Image Search", and when people look | | | | will see instead of the image. |
| for pictures there, they will see your photos. Let's say | | | | 2) How to keep your pages loading fast while using |
| your website is about roses. If a person searches for | | | | images. |
| a picture of a rose on Google image search will get a | | | | - Be sure to specify the height and width of the photo. |
| whole page of pictures of roses. | | | | This way the page load is not slowed down while you |
| If the person clicks on a photo that they like, they will | | | | are waiting for the picture to load. |
| be sent to a page with a small version of your image | | | | If the browser knows the size of your photo, it can |
| along with a snapshot of your web page. A lot of | | | | leave room for it and continue loading the rest of your |
| people will click through to your web page. | | | | page. Otherwise, it has to wait until the photo loads |
| If you use a really cute or unusual picture, you can | | | | before it knows how much room to leave, which |
| really get a lot of traffic from it. I discovered this by | | | | slows down the loading of the rest of your page. |
| accident, but I have been using it deliberately ever | | | | - Check the size of your photo file. It should be under |
| since. | | | | 20-30k. This is especially important if you use a lot of |
| Some ideas for using image search: | | | | images on one page. If your file sizes are too large, it |
| 1) Make sure Google knows what the photo is about. | | | | can really slow down your page load. |
| - Use your keywords in the file name. Don't use some | | | | If your image files are too large, use and image editor |
| random letters or numbers. Use some words that are | | | | to save them at a lesser quality. A lower quality image |
| related to your post. | | | | will still look good on a web page. |
| - Use keywords in the alt tag of the photo. Just use a | | | | 3) Choose your photos wisely. |
| few words. Don't make it excessively long. | | | | - Use photos that people will be attracted to and will |
| - Words found near the photo influence the meaning | | | | click on. - Use keywords that are apt to be searched. |
| also. Google uses this to figure out what the photo is | | | | If you follow these tips, your pictures will have a much |
| of. So watch what text you have near your images. | | | | better chance of being found first in Google's image |
| - Adding a caption to the image will give Google | | | | search. If you add an image to every post you make, |
| additional text to figure out the photo's subject. | | | | this greatly improves your chances of getting lots of |
| - For a blind person, the alt tag text is what they get | | | | traffic to your website or blog. |