Prioritising certain images in search results
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I am currently putting together a website for my hobby (collecting cycling jerseys) that I can then use to improve my SEO knowledge.
I have tried to optimize the image names so that when somebody searches for a particular item, the image is shown in Google Images.
For example; if you type in "ADR jersey" in google; it gives the following image;
Whereas I want it to prioritize this one;
The smaller image is used on a "Browse" the collection page whereas the bigger one is just used on the single, specific page.
Can anybody offer any up-to-date advice?
Thanks!
Andy
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Many thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I have renamed the file names that appear on the browse page here;
http://cycling-jersey-collection.com/browse-collection/
I have a unique reference for each item (a UUID) so I've used that for the 220px file name.
I have not deleted the original files yet - I'm assuming I should wait until google re-indexes the website?
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Hi Andy,
I would simply change the image file name and any alt text on the smaller image as it appears to be a duplicate image from a filename perspective (even though they are in different folders and different sizes). I would imagine Google sees them as duplicate and favours one, in this case the small image.
Hope this helps,
Dan
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