Title attribute use

[suzstephens]

Can any of you give me a quick update on the best ways to use -- or NOT use -- title attributes in link or image tags? Their relevance for SEO? (btw, I'm not asking about the title html tag shown at the top of the browser window.)

Thanks!

[stymiee]

Use it for what it is meant to be used for: accessibility and usability. While there is some SEO value to them it is very small thanks to abuse. But even then, if you use them properly, you can make your site more accessible and usable while adding SEO value to your pages.

In your title tags put text that describes what the link is for. A little tooltip will pop up to help the user understand what the link is for. If you describe it properly your users will understand your pages better and keywords will naturally tend to be used as they are what your site is about.

[suzstephens]

Thanks John. How do you feel about the use of both alt tags and title tags in the same link? I know that alt tags have little, if any, SEO value. I've also heard that using both alt and title tags can play havoc with screen readers. I've been harshly criticized by real estate agents for not using title tags, but then, we all know how famous real estate agents are for being SEO savvy. -:)

[incrediblehelp]

Use them all you want. Just dont keyword stuff them and you will be fine.

[ddwebguru]

Originally Posted by suzstephens

Can any of you give me a quick update on the best ways to use -- or NOT use -- title attributes in link or image tags? Their relevance for SEO? (btw, I'm not asking about the title html tag shown at the top of the browser window.)

Thanks!

hi
image title is must for seo, because of that when image not shown in browser the alternative text descripe the image content. But link title is wrong for seo - because it is spaming....

happy new year 2007

web design seo India

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by ddwebguru

hi
image title is must for seo, because of that when image not shown in browser the alternative text descripe the image content. But link title is wrong for seo - because it is spaming....

happy new year 2007

web design seo India

Is this Indian Search Engine Optimization?

I think you missed something there. ;)

[Webnauts]

Hi Suzanne,

as John stated above, in is semantically correct using an alt and title attribute for your images, if they are linked or not.

That improves your accessibility and usability. And if that is achieved, then a better SEO have been achieved.

Best SEO is designing sites for humans and not for machines.

You might still be wondering why title attributes for images. There are browsers like Firefox, that do not show the images alt attributes, but they still show the title attributes.

So you also achieve a better browser compatibility.

Look at my site to see how I implement them.

So after all: That is NOT spamming. Maybe only in India I suppose, but I am not so sure... :)

And Happy New Year and successful SEO you all!

[ddwebguru]

Hi webnauts
Title in link like > [/b]Home is wrong – search engine & also user can’t see the title (in bold text) so it is spamming

Web design seo India
[Edited my Mod Webnauts: Links to your site must be only in your signature, not in your posts!]

[Webnauts]

[quote="ddwebguru"]Hi webnauts
Title in link like > [/b]Home is wrong – search engine & also user can’t see the title (in bold text) so it is spamming

Web design seo India
[Edited my Mod Webnauts: Links to your site must be only in your signature, not in your posts!]

First go and learn HTML first, and then start spreading such crap!!! http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/stru...tml#adef-title

[Webnauts]

And some more opinions about the title attribute:
http://mondaybynoon.com/2006/04/10/d...tle-attribute/
http://any-expression.com/expression...timization.htm
http://www.joedolson.com/accessibility_and_seo.php

I am aware so far that Yahoo and MSN do not pick them up. But I did not test with Google.

But even if the SE ignore them, that is not spam.

PERIOD!!!

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by ddwebguru

Hi webnauts
Title in link like > [/b]Home is wrong – search engine & also user can’t see the title (in bold text) so it is spamming

Web design seo India
[Edited my Mod Webnauts: Links to your site must be only in your signature, not in your posts!]

And I think you must check yourself out here: http://www.webproworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=70921

[Narasinha]

Originally Posted by ddwebguru

Title in link like > [/b]Home is wrong – search engine & also user can’t see the title (in bold text) so it is spamming

Well, the search engine spiders can certainly read the text, and when I have my mouse pointer over a link with the title attribute, the title text shows as a tooltip. Yes, I definitely see it. How is that spamming?

The title should definitely be appropriate to the context of the link. This is often very helpful when the text of the link might benefit from further explanation, such as the source, or whether the link might be to an off-site page.

[ddwebguru]

Oh it’s wonderful to here about the title attribute, and I am sorry that I say it may be spamming – I want to say this attribute is not very useful for seo, so may optimizer use it for spamming (they use so many keywords).
BUT WHO EDIT MY LINK & WHY?????????
If I am wrong you guys must write BUT WHY EDIT MY LIKKKKKKKK?????????
Link deleted by Mod Webnauts.

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by ddwebguru

Oh it’s wonderful to here about the title attribute, and I am sorry that I say it may be spamming – I want to say this attribute is not very useful for seo, so may optimizer use it for spamming (they use so many keywords).
BUT WHO EDIT MY LINK & WHY?????????
If I am wrong you guys must write BUT WHY EDIT MY LIKKKKKKKK?????????

Link deleted by Mod Webnauts. Link to your web site may only be included in your signature. Only if the link is a reference to the discussed topic, like to an article, tutorial,tool, etc. But as you are a new member, you must wait. Go on posting, and your signature function in your profile will be activated.

Great that we got the title attribute clear here. And about spamming the title attributes, is the same story with spamming the alt attributes.

So where was the difference?

[ddwebguru]

ok fine signature may be activate after some time.
Title > we must be add alt text otherwise the page not passed from html validation but title tag is not essential for a page, who use it for the page as a keyword spamming.....