How Google Image Search helps SEO
submitted by markodonoghue on 28 October 2009
Google has a dedicated version of its search engine called Image Search which helps find images. Claiming to be the most comprehensive image search facility on the web, it has billions of images from website already within its index. When searching for images, you can tailor the search for various sizes and choose a specific type of image you're looking for, such as a photo, clipart or head shot.
When clicking on a image, the image will load as a preview in one frame, whilst showing the website the image is from in a frame below. This gives you the option of visiting the website or enlarging the image to full size. Google Image Search is popular it actually gets more traffic than Yahoo, Window Live Search and Ask Jeeves.
As mentioned, Google Image Search gets more traffic than supposed major search engines in the UK, typically getting more visits than websites such as Amazon and MySpace (Source: Hitwise). This means Google Image Search is a potential source for traffic to your site, and although perhaps not as targeted as conventional search, implies that people are actively searching for what you offer...
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Mark O'Donoghue
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