Comments on: Basic SEO advice for non-profits applies to everyone http://www.web1marketing.com/blog/index.php/archives/basic-seo-advice-for-non-profits-applies-to-everyone/ News and Views on SEO, SEM, and Web Design Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:16:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Josh http://www.web1marketing.com/blog/index.php/archives/basic-seo-advice-for-non-profits-applies-to-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-39340 Josh Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:35:12 +0000 http://www.web1marketing.com/blog/?p=834#comment-39340 When you put an image on your web page, you have an option to specify "ALT text". The original intent of this text was to show something in place of that image if you didn't want to wait for it download. (It's from the very, very early days of the web.) Now it is used to describe the image for image-impaired users and software so that can't actually interpret the image. Search engines use this text to determine what the image is, and it factors into search engine rankings. In general, ALT text should describe the image using your target keywords. When you put an image on your web page, you have an option to specify “ALT text”. The original intent of this text was to show something in place of that image if you didn’t want to wait for it download. (It’s from the very, very early days of the web.) Now it is used to describe the image for image-impaired users and software so that can’t actually interpret the image. Search engines use this text to determine what the image is, and it factors into search engine rankings.

In general, ALT text should describe the image using your target keywords.

]]> By: Justin http://www.web1marketing.com/blog/index.php/archives/basic-seo-advice-for-non-profits-applies-to-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-39339 Justin Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:45:06 +0000 http://www.web1marketing.com/blog/?p=834#comment-39339 What is ALT text? Not following you. What is ALT text? Not following you.

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