{"id":1201,"date":"2020-05-08T18:16:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T12:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thejigsawseo.in\/blog\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2020-05-08T18:18:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T12:48:34","slug":"how-to-rank-your-images-on-google-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thejigsawseo.in\/blog\/how-to-rank-your-images-on-google-images\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Rank your Images On Google Images"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>Have the following questions ever found you scratching your head?<\/b><\/h4>\n

Q1) Why is that on a google image search, my products never show up?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Q2) Are Meta, alt attributes required to be added to images?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Q3) JPEG, GIF and PNG which to use? When to use?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

If either of these questions or any other image related questions ever found you in a similar situation, Cheers up! The article includes the answer to all your queries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Descriptive naming of images<\/b><\/h4>\n

When taking into consideration image SEO, it is very important to use relevant keywords<\/strong><\/a> to help your image rank on search engines. Coming up with a keyword rich and descriptive file name is very crucial for image optimization.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take for this image as an example:<\/span><\/p>\n

One can use the generic name given by camera for the image (e.g. DCMI-02.jpg).However, naming the file like Black-Audi-R8.jpg would be much better and would also make it easily stand out for its name. Thus, with keywords like black, Audi or car up for search the chances of your image being shown become really HIGH!<\/span><\/p>\n

Include appropriate alt tags<\/b><\/h4>\n

Search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. all have AI controlled ranking systems. There is no human brain behind the selection or ranking of images. Thus, they rely a lot on the alt tags to determine what is being depicted in the image.<\/span><\/p>\n

When writing alt tags, aim at accurately describing your image through few but relevant keywords. In addition to SEO purpose, al text also makes your image accessible to users who\u2019ve disabled images in their browsers or have visual disabilities. And considering that, great user experience is the key to having a popular site, that\u2019s never a bad idea. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n

Use,<\/span>(for the below image)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

<img src=\u201dcamera.jpg\u201d alt= \u201czoomed black dslr camera\u201d> as an alt tag would lead the viewer of the main crux of the image.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"zoomed<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, keep it in mind not to make your alt tags long let them be short and to the point.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minimize the image size<\/b><\/h4>\n

One among the various factors for search engine rankings is the page loading time. The larger the image, the more time the page takes to load. Thus, try having a fixed dimension for your images. Even if the image is of extremely high quality, try optimizing or reduce the image size. Any image larger than a few kilobytes is going to hurt the speed.<\/span><\/p>\n

High resolution images work well for print reproduction, however for using it online you need to scale down the image without losing too much of the quality so that it works well on the web.<\/span><\/p>\n

Use image optimization tools<\/b><\/h4>\n

For minimizing the images, cropping, reducing the revolution never miss the shortcuts. They help save time and also help you in maintaining quality of the image and also make it less in size. Some of the image optimization tools include:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Pixlr\"<\/a><\/p>\n