SEO for Image only posts

[enriquef]

Let's say I have a post where I show 25 different wood textures. I start the post with a small paragraph and then I show several images of wood textures linked to an internal or external page.

Since I don't use a text link, then I have to rely on alt tags.

It would be very difficult to assign a different alt tag to so many similar images, and I guess there would be a risk of keyword stuffing (walnut wood, oak wood, etc).

On the other side, if I assign the same tag to all images, then that clearly is keyword stuffing (alt=wood textures).

This is just an example, but it applies to most of my posts.

What do you think I should do with the alt tags?

Thanks!

[alsvik]

I would definitely use the alt text. But i would try to avoid keyword stuffing by only using the type/kind of wood in the picture:

alt="Californian Oak"

alt="Canadian Walnut"

alt="Japanese Cherry"

But is this for a gallery a shop or...? There's a major difference in what would be interesting for the customer to know about the images.

And perhaps you will find this discussion interesting!

[enriquef]

Ok, sounds a lot of work but it's a logical answer, thanks alsvik.

And what about when images have links below them? Wouldn't that be keyword stuffing or something?

I'm not looking to over optimize my page, I simply want to do it the right way.

And, no, it is not a shop, it is a graphic design site.

Thanks!

EDIT: Why whenever I post something here, a lot of css code appears below my post forcing me to go and edit it each time?

[alsvik]

About the CSS: i have no idea, but i noticed it in other posts ... What browser are you using?

If you're afraid of keyword stuffing, you could:

• remove the title-tag from TEXT-link

• include both IMG and TEXT in one link with one title=tag

• include both IMG and TEXT in one link without title=tag, only ALT-tag

If the image also serves as a link you could potentially include both ALT and TITEL tag. But with a TEXT-link beneath, perhaps you would be keywordstuffing.

SEO wise (both IMG and TEXT) it would be best to use one ALT and one TITLE per image/link combo.