SEO for Image only posts
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Let's say I have a post where I show 25 different wood textures. I start the post with a small paragraph and then I show several images of wood textures linked to an internal or external page.
Since I don't use a text link, then I have to rely on alt tags.
It would be very difficult to assign a different alt tag to so many similar images, and I guess there would be a risk of keyword stuffing (walnut wood, oak wood, etc).
On the other side, if I assign the same tag to all images, then that clearly is keyword stuffing (alt=wood textures).
This is just an example, but it applies to most of my posts.
What do you think I should do with the alt tags?
Thanks!
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About the CSS: i have no idea, but i noticed it in other posts ... What browser are you using?
If you're afraid of keyword stuffing, you could:
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remove the title-tag from TEXT-link
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include both IMG and TEXT in one link with one title=tag
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include both IMG and TEXT in one link without title=tag, only ALT-tag
If the image also serves as a link you could potentially include both ALT and TITEL tag. But with a TEXT-link beneath, perhaps you would be keywordstuffing.
SEO wise (both IMG and TEXT) it would be best to use one ALT and one TITLE per image/link combo.
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Ok, sounds a lot of work but it's a logical answer, thanks alsvik.
And what about when images have links below them? Wouldn't that be keyword stuffing or something?
I'm not looking to over optimize my page, I simply want to do it the right way.
And, no, it is not a shop, it is a graphic design site.
Thanks!
EDIT: Why whenever I post something here, a lot of css code appears below my post forcing me to go and edit it each time?
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I would definitely use the alt text. But i would try to avoid keyword stuffing by only using the type/kind of wood in the picture:
alt="Californian Oak"
alt="Canadian Walnut"
alt="Japanese Cherry"
But is this for a gallery a shop or...? There's a major difference in what would be interesting for the customer to know about the images.
And perhaps you will find this discussion interesting!
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