Using "Title Tags" With Your Web Links & Images

--------------------------------------------------------------------WANT TO REPRINT THIS ARTICLE ?You may use this article on your site as is but youMUST send me a note support@smartads.info Thank You!Go here: http://www.smartads.info/contactUsing "Title Tags" With Your Web Links & ImagesBy: Martin LemieuxUsing "Title Tags" for your web links & images is an arsenal many companies fail to utilize when planning out their web site optimization. These tags will help search engines to navigate through your information.In the last topic we talked about Meta Tags within your web site source code. We also discussed how important it is to use the same words in your content that you included within your meta tags.Another tip for your to complete your web page optimization is to include title tags for your relavant images & web links.Title Tags For Your Links:Performing this task will help search engines to determine what your links are about and what to expect. Title tags with your links also gives a user a description of what to expect! Here's an example of this: Put your mouse over the > XHow to create a title for you link...If you already know how to create a link, all you or your web designer have to do is add a small amount of code before the link, like so...Ex: ( Example Link )Example LinkThe ----------------------------------------------------------------------Title Tags For Your Images:It's well known that more and more people are now searching "Google's Image Search Engine" People love to find images, why not help them find the images related to your business?Let's say you sell cars, wouldn't it be nice to have all your cars listed online found within that "Google's Image Search Engine"? This feature will allow more people to find your web site.Tip #1 When Utilizing Title's On Your Images:Creating title's or utilizing the "Alt" command as we say will let a search engine know what the image is about.Like mentioned before, search engines are nothing more than robots going through your web site. They don't stop to look at your images, they only see the code.Providing a title or Alt command for your image will allow the search engine to know what the image is all about which will increase your web site's content relavantcy.Here's an example of this....Here's what the code for that image looks like:Tip #2 When Considering Image Links:When using an image for a web link to another page, give your image a name that is meaningfull to your service or product.Ex. 1. I've linked the image button to this page called "Using Title Tags"2. I've named the image button "using_title_tags.gif"3. The title of the image is: "Using Title Tags"All of these steps will let the search engines know exactly what the image is about! Yes, I agree all these steps seem like a lot of work but in the end, when your sales are up, you won't be thinking about how much work it took but how successful you have become.Here's the code for that image...alt="Using Title Tags" height="24" width="135" border="0">Notice how all these steps have given 3 "Key Phrases" for search engines to look at to determine the meaning of the image.1. ( a href= ) - The web link command to another page2. ( img src= ) - Where to find the image and what it's called3. ( alt= ) - The title of the image-----------------------------------------------------------------------One Last Web Site Optimization Tip:One last tip I want to include is about your "Headings". It is said that the size of your heading will also help the search engine determine your rankings by looking at your headings for the page content. Try to use the