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You know <strong>the</strong> saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words?” Well, <strong>to</strong><br />
Google, it’s worth 8 – 10. But, an image can spice up 1,500 dull words.<br />
What Do You Mean a Picture Is Only Worth 8 – 10 Words <strong>to</strong> Google?<br />
Google does not see images. Ra<strong>the</strong>r, it crawls <strong>the</strong> source code <strong>to</strong> decipher<br />
what <strong>the</strong> image is about—making an appropriate image title and image<br />
alt tag critical <strong>to</strong> an image’s <strong>SEO</strong> value.<br />
Giving your image a title helps Google decipher what <strong>the</strong> page is about.<br />
It’s actual text in <strong>the</strong> source code of your web page Google can crawl,<br />
understand, and rank according <strong>to</strong> its image algorithm.<br />
In addition <strong>to</strong> image titles, an image alt tags provide high quality <strong>SEO</strong><br />
value <strong>to</strong> search engines.<br />
Take this image for example:
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