The logo of Google Italy How do you ensure that your website attracts visitors through Google image search? Google Image Search and Google Image Search are the same service, the first in English, the second in the Italian language: they allow the search for images based on keywords.

As these images are indexed? Analyzing the ALT attribute of the tag and their name <IMG>.

Optimizing a website for searching with Google Image Search and then requires several precautions:

  • Activate the advanced picture search in Google Webmaster Tools, the same tool that allows the inclusion of a sitemap to Google. You can enable this option via the Diagnostics tab, then under the Tools menu, select Enhanced Image Search.
  • Give the image a meaningful name, explaining their content and possibly include the keywords for which we want our image appears in the SERPs.
  • Use the ALT attribute and enter a brief description of the image, including some keywords. This is a general rule to ensure accessibility to the site.
  • Enter in the description tag using the attribute <IMG> LONGDESC = "descriptive tags", where we replace "descriptive tags" with some meaningful words to describe the image.
  • Using images of large dimansioni: the bigger and better pictures will be placed.
  • Ensure that the title of the page that contains the page is consistent with the image itself.

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