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How Images get into the Search Engines

Filed Under: SEO

The next thing we want to look at are the Images options in the search engines, and although I explained this some time ago in  Working with Images for SEO�there are still some things to look at.

Because with most content management systems the image directory is blocked by the robots.txt file to prevent the search engines to crawl and index those files….

Open it up, remove that block! It will give you more traffic and especially if you have a website that is heavily loaded with pictures you will see that the visitors start looking for more on your site.

One thing�that even the largest websites seem to forget that Images can help you get relevant visitors.
Naming your images and using alt / title tags is not “advanced” is Matt Cutts will explain in the video below, it should be your standard!

You can look even at big websites�and find them using very well named product images link 12456789.jpg … and sometimes even without a proper alt tag.

But one point of warning here, don't go overboard with the tags, just give a short description of the picture in that alt tag, no more, no less!

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Mercedes C Class Small Car

Looking for a Mercedes C Class Car? for example!

Having Fun with SEO Image Headers

Filed Under: Joomla Seo

You might have read my post on Working Images in Search Engine Optimization were you can find the basic of using your Images for Rankings.

Recently I was working on a Redesign of a Website and Weblog, as I realized that there was one design elements that is the most Fun for me to work on, but did not mention it to you… yet.

So here is a pointer, look at the header or preferably headers on your website, what do they tell you?
If you mouse over them, do they tell you what the page is about?
Do you name you headers just header-1.png or top-image.jpg?

Just start using your headers the same way you (should) do you images!
Name you headers so the will fit your page keywords, for example this image:

Knowing Your Template

If you want to work with your Headers this way, you most likely have to change some setting in your template.

Look for Coding like headers, or top modules, learn to read the HTML, php and CSS coding to find the right spot to work on.
Don't forget to use the ALT and Title attributes for the images, as they are the key elements together with the image name…

But most importantly, make sure the images fit the layout and color scheme of the website, and that they are appealing to your visitors.

For Joomla you can use the Simple Image Rotator form http://www.joomlaworks.gr (P.s Don't forget to set the Link Title Option :-))
If you run  a WordPress Blog, check your header.php file of your Template…

And while you are at it, have fun creating the headers!

The Best Joomla Editor

Filed Under: Building a Joomla website

Finding The Best Joomla Editor for you

People have their own taste, no doubt about that.
So what I will try to convey to you is way I think the Editor I use is the best one YOU can work with as well.

The editor I use is not the standard TinyMCE and it is not even the Joomla Editors Choice JCE…
Because with both of them you can get into some strange behavior with it.
Especially if it comes to core HTML Coding.

Must of the editors I have used have strange effects when editing HTML code and then saving the page.

So my favorite is definitely JoomlaCK

I will tell you why I love it!

It is a fast and lightweight WYSIWYG editor, based on FCKeditor.

It is compatible with most Internet browsers like IE 5.5+ (Windows), Firefox 1.0+, Mozilla 1.3+ and Netscape 7+. and Opera.

I use all of these to check the rendering of my websites.

But the best is yet to come:

– CSS support for better integration with your web site
– Font formatting: type, size, color, style, bold, italic, etc
– Text formatting: alignment, indentation, bullets list, etc
– Cut, Paste and Paste as Plain Text, Undo and Redo
– Paste from Word cleanup with auto-detection
– Link and anchors support
Image insertion, with upload and server browsing support
– Table creation and editing (add, delete rows, etc) – one of the best.
– Table cells editing (size, colors, etc)
– Form fields
– Right-click context menus support
– Plugins support
– Spell checker (external freeware ieSpell)

And my favorites

– Multi-language support with automatic user language detection. Including Right to Left scripting.

Yes, it automatically works in your language!

– Complete page editing (also HTML) or just contents.
– Automatic browser detection and customization

And these options makes you forget the rest!

Image and file links upload and server repository browser!

No more going back and forth to upload your images with the media manager!

Just browse your image directory's right from whit-in you Editor.

Upload images the same way, just at the moment you need that file from your hard drive….

Put your images where you want it, how you want it, and of course, give your “alt” tags directly to the images.

This JoomlaFck Editor is the best for Joomla giving you the tools You need

For Joomla and other web users, it's simple and easy to use!

So how do you install this JoomlaFCK editor into Joomla?

First, run to the Joomla extension website and Pick Up your JoomlaFCK Mambot
Download the extension and install it like a regular Plugin (Mambot).

After this successful installation, you can set some configuration settings at the site Mambots directory.
Just click on the JoomlaFCK Mambot and set the things you want, I never changed a thing…

To set it as the standard Editor for your Joomla site, go to the configuration screen and set it as the default editor, save the changes and you are ready to go!

P.s. If You Download and Install ieSpell, You can also do an Editor Spel check inside Joomla!

Images for Search Engines

Filed Under: SEO for Your Website

Let images help you to Improve your rankings

Images will bring some life to your site so it's nicer for Your Visitors, but can also be a major asset for improving your Search Engine Rankings…

But You have to pay attention to the way You handle those Images.
Search Engine Spiders cannot index the content of an image (yet).

So what can we show the then You ask?
For starters put on the images itself so Your ..jpg, …png or …gif files
Yes, but that is not an improvement is it.

That's right if you just place your images it is NOT an improvement.

Making Images work for You

What would happen if You would first rename your images to match the basic keywords of your site?
Now that is a possibility for optimization!
So the first thing You do is rename Your file like the one below, which is called improve-your-ranking-with-images.png

And then you must use the HTML “alt” tag for images.
This tag gives you a text, with most browsers, if you hover with your mouse over the image.
This is also done for text readers to give them an impression of the image.

If You use these text markers en renaming the right way, you are giving the spider some more keywords to index your pages.

Improve Your SEO and Rankings with Images