Comments on: Tips for Optimising Your Images for Search http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html The SEO Blog with attitude Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:16:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Judith 'deCabbit' Lewis http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4225 Judith 'deCabbit' Lewis Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:43:02 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4225 Love the experiment! Fab Lisa! I need to truly beat the importance of alt text in to people... with a stick maybe... I get all the same image of me for decabbit then some other random things and a lot of SEOmoz images. Love the experiment! Fab Lisa!

I need to truly beat the importance of alt text in to people… with a stick maybe…

I get all the same image of me for decabbit then some other random things and a lot of SEOmoz images.

]]> By: Julie Joyce http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4166 Julie Joyce Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:02:36 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4166 I get lots of photos of people in blackface... Good post to point out, Lisa...well done! I get lots of photos of people in blackface…

Good post to point out, Lisa…well done!

]]> By: Lisa Ditlefsen http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4164 Lisa Ditlefsen Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:48:44 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4164 Judith, what an excellent post! I just did an image search for my name, and I'm still laughing my head of, it's the most random selection of photos, only 20% actually of me. - A photo of obi one kenobi - A photo of a guy with a balaclava with the text "hacking your way to number one" That is so Evilgreenmonkeys fault, did you do that on purpose Rob? - Oh and maybe the most random of all a photo of Jim Boykin and Aaron Wall with the text SEO Chicks Lisa!! Genius! On a serious note, I came across a great blogpost on All Things SEM. http://www.allthingssem.com/seo-for-images/ Although its a bit of an old blogpost, it's a very interesting experiment!! Judith, what an excellent post!

I just did an image search for my name, and I’m still laughing my head of, it’s the most random selection of photos, only 20% actually of me.

- A photo of obi one kenobi
- A photo of a guy with a balaclava with the text “hacking your way to number one” That is so Evilgreenmonkeys fault, did you do that on purpose Rob?
- Oh and maybe the most random of all a photo of Jim Boykin and Aaron Wall with the text SEO Chicks Lisa!!

Genius!

On a serious note, I came across a great blogpost on All Things SEM. http://www.allthingssem.com/seo-for-images/

Although its a bit of an old blogpost, it’s a very interesting experiment!!

]]> By: Judith 'deCabbit' Lewis http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4157 Judith 'deCabbit' Lewis Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:17:55 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4157 Weirdly I posted this yesterday and my browser ate it! @Elise - I love Flickr for comment spam ;) Seriously though, it is a fantastic way to get extra juice - thanks for pointing it out! @Julie - I actually changed some optimisation because an unflattering piccie of me was ranking for deCabbit. It wasn't rude, I was off a sleepless night in a bad top. *shudders* The world should not be subjected to that! @Zack - THANKS! That's lovely of you to say! Great points as well about our inner ranking system based in images. @Rob Woods - Wow! I'm honoured! If you're around for SES or Internet world you can see Lisa or myself in talk action! @Melinda - Oh it was a terrible tragedy! I was so sad! But I did get to scoff much chocolate. I'm thinking of one last chocbait blast at SES and then I'll give up. Weirdly I posted this yesterday and my browser ate it!

@Elise - I love Flickr for comment spam ;) Seriously though, it is a fantastic way to get extra juice - thanks for pointing it out!

@Julie - I actually changed some optimisation because an unflattering piccie of me was ranking for deCabbit. It wasn’t rude, I was off a sleepless night in a bad top. *shudders* The world should not be subjected to that!

@Zack - THANKS! That’s lovely of you to say! Great points as well about our inner ranking system based in images.

@Rob Woods - Wow! I’m honoured! If you’re around for SES or Internet world you can see Lisa or myself in talk action!

@Melinda - Oh it was a terrible tragedy! I was so sad! But I did get to scoff much chocolate. I’m thinking of one last chocbait blast at SES and then I’ll give up.

]]> By: Julie Joyce http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4148 Julie Joyce Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:31:55 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4148 Bunch of damn ingrates...I took several truffles to make up for them. Bunch of damn ingrates…I took several truffles to make up for them.

]]> By: Melinda Emerson http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4147 Melinda Emerson Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:30:05 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4147 Just say no to spam....and yes to chocolate! Judith, I was in a state of disbelief when Julie informed me people were refusing the yummylicious truffles you were handing out in Vegas. I believe I was busy getting rubbed down and propositioned by the masseuse at the spa in my hotel at the time or I definitely would have taken you up on your generous offer :) Just say no to spam….and yes to chocolate! Judith, I was in a state of disbelief when Julie informed me people were refusing the yummylicious truffles you were handing out in Vegas. I believe I was busy getting rubbed down and propositioned by the masseuse at the spa in my hotel at the time or I definitely would have taken you up on your generous offer :)

]]> By: Rob Woods http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4143 Rob Woods Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:36:47 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4143 Great information! I'm going to share this on my team reading list for 1/23! Great information! I’m going to share this on my team reading list for 1/23!

]]> By: Zack http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4125 Zack Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:42:51 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4125 I can't agree more about the relevancy issue and it seems even more critical for images. We can make even faster decisions about the relevancy of an image vs our search terms because images are so quickly processed so there's less time to be relevant, if that makes any sense. And additionally, I think we judge imagery a lot more rigorously that we do text (I do at least) because flaws are so quickly evident. With outstanding imagery and extremely accurate keywords, it seems one might quickly rise above the noise with a nice, clean signal for those who are searching. Talk about the next wave of being competitive in one's niche! :) Great post and great blog--just found you all. Thanks so much for putting this information out there--it's inspiring. I can see how having co-authors can be a great idea too . . . I look forward to returning on a regular basis. I can’t agree more about the relevancy issue and it seems even more critical for images. We can make even faster decisions about the relevancy of an image vs our search terms because images are so quickly processed so there’s less time to be relevant, if that makes any sense. And additionally, I think we judge imagery a lot more rigorously that we do text (I do at least) because flaws are so quickly evident.

With outstanding imagery and extremely accurate keywords, it seems one might quickly rise above the noise with a nice, clean signal for those who are searching. Talk about the next wave of being competitive in one’s niche! :)

Great post and great blog–just found you all. Thanks so much for putting this information out there–it’s inspiring. I can see how having co-authors can be a great idea too . . . I look forward to returning on a regular basis.

]]> By: Julie Joyce http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4123 Julie Joyce Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:02:08 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4123 Images can be a big issue with reputation management as you know...any tips on how to "put your best face forward" so to speak? It's probably extremely common to do image searches on people that you're looking to hire, whose name someone's mentioned, etc. How can we, as potential consultants for example, continue to capitalize on social media while still remaining professional? Images can be a big issue with reputation management as you know…any tips on how to “put your best face forward” so to speak?

It’s probably extremely common to do image searches on people that you’re looking to hire, whose name someone’s mentioned, etc. How can we, as potential consultants for example, continue to capitalize on social media while still remaining professional?

]]> By: Elise http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4111 Elise Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:56:55 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/385/tips-for-optimising-your-images-for-search.html#comment-4111 I'd say another very good tip is to distribute all the images you can out and about, say to Flickr, where you can provide additional tags and descriptions - and most importantly, targeted backlinks. Then just link to Flickr for the photos, vs. your own site. Very good for folks going directly to Flickr and the like to search for images, vs. coming in through Google. Whatever "link leak" might occur with this practice we've found to be more than made up by the additional exposure and indexing of the pictures on higher PR sites. I’d say another very good tip is to distribute all the images you can out and about, say to Flickr, where you can provide additional tags and descriptions - and most importantly, targeted backlinks. Then just link to Flickr for the photos, vs. your own site. Very good for folks going directly to Flickr and the like to search for images, vs. coming in through Google. Whatever “link leak” might occur with this practice we’ve found to be more than made up by the additional exposure and indexing of the pictures on higher PR sites.

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