Comments on: Eight Ways to Help Google “See” Your Images http://rising.blackstar.com/eight-ways-to-help-google-see-your-images.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Baradellhttp://rising.blackstar.com/eight-ways-to-help-google-see-your-images.html/comment-page-1#comment-6509 Scott Baradell Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:37:32 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=6843#comment-6509 Thanks John....I had assumed Google treated both as separators...that's what I get for assuming. Thanks John....I had assumed Google treated both as separators...that's what I get for assuming.

]]> By: John Lawlorhttp://rising.blackstar.com/eight-ways-to-help-google-see-your-images.html/comment-page-1#comment-6508 John Lawlor Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:25:40 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=6843#comment-6508 Jeff- Thanks for the comment.The answer to the dashes-vs- underscore is DASHES and that is from Google's Matt Cutts.Here is a link to a blog post that has the video and a written summary of the video.http://webphotocoach.com/site/dashes-vs-underscores-google-speaks/shorter url to same post http://snipr.com/wpc-dash-underscore Jeff- Thanks for the comment.

The answer to the dashes-vs- underscore is DASHES and that is from Google's Matt Cutts.

Here is a link to a blog post that has the video and a written summary of the video.

http://webphotocoach.com/site/dashes-vs-underscores-google-speaks/

shorter url to same post
http://snipr.com/wpc-dash-underscore

]]> By: Jeff Wignallhttp://rising.blackstar.com/eight-ways-to-help-google-see-your-images.html/comment-page-1#comment-6255 Jeff Wignall Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:09:54 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=6843#comment-6255 Great idea for an article John. I have a question for you: Does it matter if the words of an image file name are connected by dashes (as you have them in above examples ("big-red-car-in-London") or underscores, such as: "big_red_car_in_London?" I've always thought that in image file names, for SEO purposes, the underscored words were read better by Google. Also, in my alt tags I also describe what the object is: "Digital photo of a big red car in London," but not sure this matters.Also, while Google may (or may not, I seem to have good luck with Flickr images being found by Google) not give great strength to Flickr images, it should be kept in mind that Yahoo! who own Flickr are, of course, biased toward rating Flickr images very highly and a lot of people search via Yahoo! (though Google would love us to believe otherwise!).Thanks for the article and any other SEO thoughts you have!jeff Great idea for an article John. I have a question for you: Does it matter if the words of an image file name are connected by dashes (as you have them in above examples ("big-red-car-in-London") or underscores, such as: "big_red_car_in_London?" I've always thought that in image file names, for SEO purposes, the underscored words were read better by Google. Also, in my alt tags I also describe what the object is: "Digital photo of a big red car in London," but not sure this matters.

Also, while Google may (or may not, I seem to have good luck with Flickr images being found by Google) not give great strength to Flickr images, it should be kept in mind that Yahoo! who own Flickr are, of course, biased toward rating Flickr images very highly and a lot of people search via Yahoo! (though Google would love us to believe otherwise!).

Thanks for the article and any other SEO thoughts you have!

jeff

]]> By: Jon-ljc1http://rising.blackstar.com/eight-ways-to-help-google-see-your-images.html/comment-page-1#comment-6241 Jon-ljc1 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:43:48 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=6843#comment-6241 Once again, another great SEO post. Thx Once again, another great SEO post. Thx

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