optimiziation of images in google

How to optimize your images for Google image search (part 4)?

11
Jun

We already gave you 3 tips on optimization in Google Image Search

Today, we explain you how to check if your job on optimization of images is working, which means to see how many images on your website are indexed by Google. Like this, you can easely monitore the results of your hard work!
Let's see how to do (very easy..)

 
You just need to go on Google Image Search and type in the search box: site:picturesofchina.org (picturesofchina.org needs to be replaced by your own url)
The  site search operator will show you all (almost all, because actually Google will never show everything you want to know..) the images indexed by their servers. For example, here is a list of images indexed on Pictures of China.
 

How to optimize your images for Google image search (part 2)?

18
May

We already gave a tip on ranking your images on Google, here is the second one.

Chose the right name for your images

If your website talks about food, and if you use an image in an article (eg. the photo of a delicious salad), instead of using the original name of the file DSC100090508003.jpg, you should change it in caesar_salad_lunch_menu.jpg.

This, for two reasons:

  1. First, Google will rank your image in Google Images Search, which will create traffic on your website
  2. Second, Google is clever and understands that the image you use is related to your article, which will allow him to give your page a better ranking

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