Post on 14-Feb-2017
Alt Tags have many names
What is an Alt Tag?
Why Should You Add Alt Tags?
Alt Tag Best Practices
HELLOMY NAME IS
Alt Tag
Describes image to
the visually impaired
Alternative text when
browser can’t display image
Provide an accurate
description of the imageIdeally, less than 125
characters
Contains 1 to 2 keywords Don't keyword stuff
Describe the destination
if it is an image link
Acronyms should havespaces in between letters
Image & alt text should be
relevant to page content
CIA in alt tag = C I A
Keep text identical when
the image has simple text
Alternative text when
image can’t be displayed
Describes image to the
visually impaired
Tells search engines what
is in your image
Increased traffic from
image search engines
SEO Infographic - How an Alt Tag Can Boost SEO
Alt tags provide alternative text descriptions for images
Alt tag, Alt text, Alt attribute, Image alt attribute
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