130: What Can Alt Tags Do for My Website?

Published March 21, 2024
Run time: 00:15:32

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How do alt tags work? Why are they important for a website? Can an AI tool create alt tags for me?

Tom Whitten hears questions like these daily in his role as CTO of a software development company. Tom joins Michael Roth to explain the impact alt tags have on SEO and when an AI alt text generator can be helpful.

In this episode, you will learn:

The visibility value of using alt tags
How web crawlers use alt tags
How alt tags can drive image search traffic to a site
Where alt tags aren’t needed
How AI can generate alt text
How to test your site’s alt tags

This episode is brought to you by The Jed Mahonis Group, a digital product development agency run by developers, not salespeople. See why that makes a difference at https://jmg.mn.

Recorded February 9, 2024 | Edited by Jordan Daoust | Produced by Jenny Karkowski | Hosted by Michael Roth and Tom Whitten

Show Links

Chat with JMG about alt tags | https://jmg.mn/chat

Tom Whitten on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-whitten-5857a52b0/

Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/

Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn

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