Using Alt Text to Improve Your Online SEO — A Quick Tip
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Alt text (alternative text) describes an image on a web page that is generally not visible on your photo and has many benefits.
It improves accessibility and topical relevance while also helping you rank in Google Images. It is a no-brainer to start applying to all your posts with Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Medium images.
Accessibility assists the visually-impaired millions who use screen readers to consume online content. Screen readers communicate the image by reading the Alt Text instead of the image filenames.
How best describe your Alt Text
- Be concise
- Be accurate
- Avoid keyword stuffing
- Avoid stating that it’s an image
Take the time and start applying Alt Text to your images and watch your SEO ranking grow, especially in Google Images.
For more on Alt Text, see Alt Text for SEO: How to Optimize Your Images by Joshua Hardwick.
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