Image Optimization

          Image optimization is a good SEO practice but many of the bloggers especially newbies don't realize how important is it to optimize images.Image optimization can generate more traffic from image search for example ; Google images or Bing image search.

         If you have lots of images in your blog and non of them are optimized then start optimizing images from today to get this extra ton of traffic.
        
         But image optimization is very easy and I will show you how to do it in this article.So lets start;

Image Optimization # 1: Alt Text

What is Alt text ?

 It is the text through which search engine understands the image.Simply, it defines the image.

    Search engines don't understand or can't read images.So, you are wrong if you think that there is text in the image and search engine will read it.Alt text is the solution to it and search engine read the alt text and understand the image.

How to add alt text?

 In Blogger it is very simple.Just click the image that you have uploaded > click properties > You will get two boxes (Alt text and title text).

when you click on the image that blue bar appears 

Alt text and title text boxes...

After clicking properties, these two boxes appears 

What to put in Alt text and Title text boxes ?

You already know about alt text that it helps search engine to understand the image.
Title text is for the viewers, for example; when you move mouse pointer over a picture, you will see a title,  (check the following screen shot)

Example of title text

• Alt text : You can add a keyword that is related to image and define the image too.
• Title text : Add a title for example; click to enlarge the photo etc.

Image Optimization #2 : Size of the image

Size of the image matters too because extra large images can slow down the loading time of the page and its not comfortable for the viewers too.

Image size should be normal. 
Edit your image(size) before uploading it in the post.Don't re-size it in you browser, use an image editor to make it to a desired size then upload it.

Image Optimization #3 : Add captions 

Most of the bloggers don't add captions to the image ( including me) but it is important to add captions.

You add images to attract readers and to give your post a better look but to give a better look to the image you should add captions.

Adding captions under the images complete the body of the image and readers definitely read those, so it better be good.

Finale Words:

If you spend hours on optimizing and editing your article just spend a few minutes optimizing your images too because images are the most important part of your article. 

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