Why image titles are important on your website or blog.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 08:29PM You probably don't even think about it when you upload your Nikon or Canon point & shoot pics to your website... the image names are always something technical and numerical like DCS_1924430.jpg and that's how they came through the camera. Why change the name?
Changing the name of your images is important to your site SEO. By giving a descriptive name to an image, you are defining and promoting specific content on your site to users searching for that particular subject matter.
Example.

Being that I am about to have knee surgery in 5 days, I have been researching "ACL allografts", which is a donor graft that will replace the ACL in my knee. In my search, this image came up as one of the top image results. Yes I was looking specifically for an image, but what I found from clicking on the image in Google's Image results, was a wealth of information behind the company that does the allograft sterilization. Next thing I know I'm reading about an entire industry of allograft sterilization and preparation for surgical procedures. This not only gave me confidence in the procedure, but it led me to ask my doctor about this company by name. All because the company named their image for exactly what it was: an "ACL allograft".
Naming your images with descriptive titles can boost your SEO, so take the extra time to rename your images before uploading to your site and you may find a sudden boost in your traffic as well.
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