{"id":601,"date":"2013-07-09T18:21:50","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T18:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interdream-designs.com\/website-design\/?p=601"},"modified":"2014-08-18T05:20:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T05:20:02","slug":"top-3-ways-of-optimizing-images-for-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interdream-designs.com\/website-design\/top-3-ways-of-optimizing-images-for-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Ways of Optimizing Images for the Web"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TopThousands of photos and images are uploaded onto the internet every day. Some of these grab millions of eyeballs, while others pass unnoticed. What causes this stark contrast? Not following standard techniques for optimizing your pictures for the Internet could mean that you will lose out on several visitors. Simple things like making sure your pictures are too large files for quick download and providing the right kind of information for Google indexing can make a huge difference when it comes to image SEO. We explore the top three techniques that almost anyone out there can use for optimizing images for the web. It\u2019s quick, it\u2019s easy, it\u2018s smart, and, most importantly, it can help draw hundreds more visitors to your beautiful photographs and pictures!<\/p>\n

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1. \u00a0\u00a0A Good Title Is a Necessity<\/h2>\n

\u00a0The image you upload should always come with a catchy SEO keyword optimized title. Website visitors read this name when they hover their cursors over your image.<\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Great Caption is Everything<\/h2>\n

As the person who posted the images, you don\u2019t just want people to see them, but also to spend time on your website, reading over the content there. A caption can be the extra bit of information about where, what, and when a picture was taken that draws your visitors\u2019 interest. Captions are text appearing under images, describing the picture and its dynamics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alt Tags<\/h2>\n

Alt tags<\/a> are actually picked up by search engines like Google. They use it to index pictures and web sites. These words will determine how high your post or image collection will rank on consumer searches. So, don\u2019t leave that field blank when optimizing images for the web!<\/p>\n

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The longer a visitor stays on your website, the more likely he or she is to click around and visit other posts on the site. <\/b>Try applying these simple tips today to optimize your images for the web!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thousands of photos and images are uploaded onto the internet every day. Some of these grab millions of eyeballs, while others pass unnoticed. What causes this stark contrast? Not following standard techniques for optimizing your pictures for the Internet could mean that you will lose out on several visitors. Simple things like making sure your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-website-design-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t