Comments on: Demystifying Accessibility Myths: The Alt Tag Attribute http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:04:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: The Dude Dean - UX Design Consultant http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-58227 The Dude Dean - UX Design Consultant Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:46:29 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-58227 I disagree used correctly and not stuffed, alts do help you out and I wouldn't do an image or header without one. Plus when at image is broken it helps you find the mess up in your code. I disagree used correctly and not stuffed, alts do help you out and I wouldn’t do an image or header without one. Plus when at image is broken it helps you find the mess up in your code.

]]> By: Mihaela Lica http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-54426 Mihaela Lica Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:36:20 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-54426 I didn't say you shouldn't be using keywords at all - just use them if they are relevant to the content of the image. I didn’t say you shouldn’t be using keywords at all - just use them if they are relevant to the content of the image.

]]> By: tripigg http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-54325 tripigg Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:23:43 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-54325 I didnt know anything about Alt Tag Attribute.thanks for the tips.By the way i didnt know that i shouldn use keywords so i changed it.Sorry again I didnt know anything about Alt Tag Attribute.thanks for the tips.By the way i didnt know that i shouldn use keywords so i changed it.Sorry again

]]> By: Cold Play Tribute King http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-53470 Cold Play Tribute King Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:54:44 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-53470 Thanks for this great and thorough explanation about the Alt Tag Attribute. I'm also new to SEO and I'm still doing a lot of research to understand further about the important details. And with your article I learned something new today. ;) Thanks for this great and thorough explanation about the Alt Tag Attribute. I’m also new to SEO and I’m still doing a lot of research to understand further about the important details. And with your article I learned something new today. ;)

]]> By: dutch schultz http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-53228 dutch schultz Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:03:41 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-53228 I have never tried this before Mig. I really appreciate the post. I have been self learning anything SEO lately to help out my t shirt site without paying high costs for someone else to do it. I love the blog and am a big fan of Cigars too. Smoke'em if you got em. I have never tried this before Mig. I really appreciate the post. I have been self learning anything SEO lately to help out my t shirt site without paying high costs for someone else to do it. I love the blog and am a big fan of Cigars too. Smoke’em if you got em.

]]> By: Mihaela Lica http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-53124 Mihaela Lica Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:46:10 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-53124 Evenflo, if that's your experience with SEO it is very unfortunate. Img alt is today misused for SEO - its main purpose was not SEO and this is what you should understand. I said already that ALT helps SEO, what I mean by this article is exactly what I wrote: don’t mistake using “alt text” for an SEO magic answer to your ranking problems. Evenflo, if that’s your experience with SEO it is very unfortunate. Img alt is today misused for SEO - its main purpose was not SEO and this is what you should understand.

I said already that ALT helps SEO, what I mean by this article is exactly what I wrote: don’t mistake using “alt text” for an SEO magic answer to your ranking problems.

]]> By: Mihaela Lica http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-53123 Mihaela Lica Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:43:44 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-53123 You are right, Sue, this is pretty much what I do too. Only that when an image is very important for the context, it should be added. See the article Learn how to Create Effective Alternative Text at WebAIM. in the updates list. You are right, Sue, this is pretty much what I do too. Only that when an image is very important for the context, it should be added. See the article Learn how to Create Effective Alternative Text at WebAIM. in the updates list.

]]> By: Evenflo exersaucer http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-53121 Evenflo exersaucer Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:19:21 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-53121 You say Alt is not SEO. I think we could consider it, anything that is text in the page is SEO. The content itself is SEO, as long as you write what is needed there, is SEO and ALT is considered also a SEO element. Think of it this way: you make a website and don't put ALT on images and then you send your site to somebody to optimize it. What will be one of the first thing to observe? You don't have ALT on images, you should have relevant text on any image. Not for the sake of accessibility but for SEO... You say Alt is not SEO. I think we could consider it, anything that is text in the page is SEO. The content itself is SEO, as long as you write what is needed there, is SEO and ALT is considered also a SEO element. Think of it this way: you make a website and don’t put ALT on images and then you send your site to somebody to optimize it. What will be one of the first thing to observe? You don’t have ALT on images, you should have relevant text on any image. Not for the sake of accessibility but for SEO…

]]> By: Sueblimely http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-53086 Sueblimely Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:41:19 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-53086 Styling elements should be separated from content so images used for styling purposes should be added using CSS. This not only avoids having to use the alt attribute (overcoming validation problems) but creates cleaner html for accessibility purposes. (I have not used spacer images for years and the styling options that made the hr tag useful are now deprecated.) Styling elements should be separated from content so images used for styling purposes should be added using CSS. This not only avoids having to use the alt attribute (overcoming validation problems) but creates cleaner html for accessibility purposes. (I have not used spacer images for years and the styling options that made the hr tag useful are now deprecated.)

]]> By: Mihaela Lica http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2008/05/31/alt-attributes/#comment-52979 Mihaela Lica Sat, 31 May 2008 08:56:12 +0000 http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/?p=281#comment-52979 Oh, Yang so if it comes from the Google guy it's the gospel for you. Well, Matt Cutts knows probably more about Google than he knows about accessibility and in case you didn't notice, this is the topic of the discussion. In my comment above yours you'll see the valid source of my statements. You see, I am not reinventing the wheel here, I am just trying to help people like you understand accessibility, which, I repeat, has nothing to do with SEO or with the Google guy. Oh, Yang so if it comes from the Google guy it’s the gospel for you. Well, Matt Cutts knows probably more about Google than he knows about accessibility and in case you didn’t notice, this is the topic of the discussion. In my comment above yours you’ll see the valid source of my statements. You see, I am not reinventing the wheel here, I am just trying to help people like you understand accessibility, which, I repeat, has nothing to do with SEO or with the Google guy.

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