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    • Mont
      Mont last edited by

      What is the optimal image naming strategy for the following?  Should it be A or B or something else?

      a) disease name-topic name-treatment-studies by age

      b) diseasename-topicname-treatment-studiesbyage

      Thank you.

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      • AnthonyMangia
        AnthonyMangia last edited by

        I wouldn't use spaces in my image names, just because they will get parsed out into "%20", and that will make the URL path longer and uglier.

        Option B is the better one of the two.  The most important thing to remember here is to just be descriptive.  You're already on the right path.

        Here are a few great articles on SEO for images.  I think you might find them useful:

        • The Definitive Guide to SEO for Images (ZDnet)
        • Image SEO Basics - Whiteboard Friday (SEOmoz)
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