SEO Tycoon

**herbal_ali** · 01-22-2006, 05:53 PM

Do links in images help the sites rankings??

Thankyou

**glyn** · 01-23-2006, 12:46 PM

By having links off images you are stating that this picture relates to this page. One problem is that Spiders don't look at pictures, though they will see a link of that picture to the new location. title in the a tag can help this become a small relation to that page though there is more strength off text links. This may help the ratings of the site though, but there are more important issues to consider to spend your time on.

**NetBoy** · 01-23-2006, 12:52 PM

Don't use images as links.

**etech-martin** · 01-23-2006, 04:26 PM

I agree with the netboy and glyn. You should avoid images as a link. I think you should visit these ranking factors that covers most of the points.

http://www.seomoz.org/articles/searc...ng-factors.php

**vangogh** · 01-23-2006, 11:44 PM

I agree with everyone that using text in links is preferred, however it's still ok to use images in links even if it's not for an seo benefit.

For example I always add a link to the main logo on a site to have it go to the home page. It's for the site visitors since having your logo link to the home page has been a common thing for so long. I want the link to be there for anyone who may click the logo.

But it is going to be better for seo to have text in links. In fact using keywords in the anchor text of links is a very good idea.