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AJ..
If you KEYWORD STUFF anything.. Its going to have an impact. Alt tags and IMAGE names are read by the SE,while it wont be the ONLY thing it READS, I guarantee you, that if you use it to SPAM they will, just like the keyword META Tag, use it to count against you.
ALT tags (attributes)are one of the things they DO look and DO count along with countless other aspects in their algorythms. It amounts to the same thing as adding HIDDEN text on your webpage used incorrectly. Just because the visitor doesnt see it, the SE does.
The alt attribute was manifested in html coding to 1.) Display the text description if for some reason your image doesn't display properly and 2.) Render coding for Computer Rendered Voice Recognition programs for the Visually Impaired. You can alt attribute and TITLE attribute many things not just images.
SO .. alt attributes play no more relevancy than your page name, page title, or page content. The fact is .. if you use any of them, use them correctly, or dont use them at all. Use them to spam or trick the SE into believing your content is relevant, it will count double against you.
Ive been doing this more than 5 years, not a question if I am right or wrong. If I am wrong so are some big names on big boards that I am a member of and I can list you about 5000 pages of resources to back up what I am telling you. I didnt JUST arrive on Voda Host!
Karen
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