Usint ALT tags

Images and flashy artwork are great to look at! They spice up your page and add a touch of class…Right? … Maybe. The thing you need to remember is that the search engines do NOT index them at all! You logo may look great, but actually be detrimental to your positioning. You will need to decide which is more of a priority; Logo’s and looks… Or TOP POSITIONING. We choose the latter any day of the week!

Also, if your image loads higher on your page than your text… Your page is automatically disadvantaged in a BIG way! Do NOT load images higher on your page than keyword text.

But there are ways to turn Images from liabilities into ASSETS with the search engines. You can put images in your page and make them word FOR you, not against you. Here’s how.

You simply need to include the <ALT=”here you insert a list of your keywords”> in Your <img src=”image”> tags.

Here an example:

<IMG SRC=”logo.jpg” Alt=”Real Estate, Clinton, Missouri, MO, Homes, Condos, Land, Lots, Rentals, real estate, Clinton, Missouri, MO, homes, condos, land, lots, rentals” height=235 width=335>

Many search engines index every word on your page. That usually includes the <Alt=”keywords”>. Bu using the <img alt> tag to include some additional keywords, you are again helping your “keyword density”.

This is just another of the many ways you can get a little extra help in improving your positioning. It’s simple and should be used, to some degree, on any image on your page.