Should I Put My Alt Text in Hyphenated Format?

trentonlaura · 01-29-2011, 09:56 AM

That's my question. I think (correct my if I'm wrong) the alt text for an image is what the search engines care about as opposed to the title image, so I was wondering if I should put it like "this-is-my-keyword" like I do for my subdomains or if it's fine as "this is my keyword"? Is one more SEO friendly than the other?

Kev Stevenson · 01-29-2011, 10:04 AM

Hi Laura,
No - don't use hyphens.

If you hover over the 'quote' 'reply' & 'thanks' buttons at the bottom of WF posts, you'll see the alt text appear.

You can also get the same effect for a text link by using the 'title' attribute in your <link> .

edit
I believe both ways would be equal in SEO terms, but non-hyphenated looks better IMHO

InternetMarketingIQ · 01-29-2011, 01:23 PM

No.

Who in the real world would ever write like that? It's entirely unnatural and will provide you no benefits.

Google looks for the words and ignores the dashes as they have no meaning.

raviv · 01-29-2011, 03:26 PM

Hi Laura,
As long as your image is defined appropriately as to what it is about, that is what matters. Accurate depiction of the image in question. You can write it in hyphens, apostrophes or exclamation marks - does not matter.
Best
Raviv

Georgech · 01-30-2011, 04:15 AM

Just use a few words to describe your image the best...There is no need and advantage to use hyphen...

01-29-2011, 09:56 AM	#1
trentonlaura HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 158 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Should I Put My Alt Text in Hyphenated Format? That's my question. I think (correct my if I'm wrong) the alt text for an image is what the search engines care about as opposed to the title image, so I was wondering if I should put it like "this-is-my-keyword" like I do for my subdomains or if it's fine as "this is my keyword"? Is one more SEO friendly than the other?

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Kev Stevenson HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Robin Hood Country Posts: 140 Thanks: 18 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Should I Put My Alt Text in Hyphenated Format? Hi Laura, No - don't use hyphens. If you hover over the 'quote' 'reply' & 'thanks' buttons at the bottom of WF posts, you'll see the alt text appear. You can also get the same effect for a text link by using the 'title' attribute in your <link> . edit I believe both ways would be equal in SEO terms, but non-hyphenated looks better IMHO
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01-29-2011, 01:23 PM	#3
InternetMarketingIQ Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US of A Posts: 2,190 Thanks: 47 Thanked 258 Times in 212 Posts	Re: Should I Put My Alt Text in Hyphenated Format? No. Who in the real world would ever write like that? It's entirely unnatural and will provide you no benefits. Google looks for the words and ignores the dashes as they have no meaning.
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01-29-2011, 03:26 PM	#4
raviv HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 264 Thanks: 66 Thanked 44 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Should I Put My Alt Text in Hyphenated Format? Hi Laura, As long as your image is defined appropriately as to what it is about, that is what matters. Accurate depiction of the image in question. You can write it in hyphens, apostrophes or exclamation marks - does not matter. Best Raviv

01-30-2011, 04:15 AM	#5
Georgech George Cha War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Singapore Posts: 283 Thanks: 83 Thanked 36 Times in 28 Posts Contact Info	Re: Should I Put My Alt Text in Hyphenated Format? Just use a few words to describe your image the best...There is no need and advantage to use hyphen...