Alt image or allow /image in robot.txt
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Howdy,
Me and my co-workers had a discussion at lunch time. We wonder if we should allow /image in our robot.txt. We arent sure what rank best. Image whit keyword in it or simply had a Alt at each image and hide the /image in the robot.txt... or have a allow /image AND a alt source.
P.S. At this point, we didnt work on any sitemap or link it anywhere.
Ty.
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Awesome !
Thx for your advice.
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The best robots.txt file is an empty one.
Why would you block your images? They can be a source of traffic and, depending on the image, advertising as well.
The ALT tag for the image should be descriptive of the image. With that said, you should look for opportunities to use keywords relevant to your page's focus in the ALT tag.
Your image file's name should also be descriptive and, when possible, use an appropriate key word.
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