Comments on: Alt vs Title for SEO

By: New Orleans Web Design

New Orleans Web Design — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:32:47 +0000

This is great information. I just realized that I’ve been using alt without title, and you make a great case to use both. Thanks.

By: Ted Wood

Ted Wood — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:56 +0000

I want to offer some clarifications.

- All browsers support the attribute. It’s Internet Explorer that incorrect uses the alt text as a tooltip. Don’t mistake this as other browsers not supporting the attribute correctly. All tags should have an alt attribute, even if it’s empty.

- The alt text is stand-in text for the image should the image not be displayed properly. A picture of a hammer could have alt text of “hammer”.

- The title attribute provides additional information about the picture and is also correctly displayed as a tooltip in most browsers. For a picture of a hammer, you might have title text of “A reliable hammer with a compressed wooden handle”.

- If even more information is desired about the image, the longdesc attribute can be used to link to a page or content block with more information. This attribute has not been well-supported by browsers, though.

By: metafever

metafever — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:03:32 +0000

I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
Thanks,
Joe

By: Dalam Hensi

Dalam Hensi — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:12:38 +0000

Very usefull.Great info.Thanks you!

By: johnn Peterson

johnn Peterson — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:31:32 +0000

The main purpose of alt is what explained above clearly.. it would be better if we have keywords in alt attribute, image name.. iff possible in url also.. The better practice is to share the keyword in all places than stuffing

By: Scott Million

Scott Million — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:51:11 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on using alt attribute and the role it plays on search engine optimization of anyone’s site.