Comments on: Making the right use of header images in blogs http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/ Increase traffic to your blog with Search Engine Optimization tips for wordpress, typepad, blogger and other blogging platforms. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:25:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: kher Cheng Guan http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-839 kher Cheng Guan Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:39:09 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-839 frankly, i believe and accept your view. Personally. i don't think a image header is that important. i read your clinical-white blog for its rich and useful content. anyway, using an image header has become a cliche. Though they are of different pictures/photos, visually, they all appear SIMILAR to the point of generic. frankly, i believe and accept your view. Personally. i don’t think a image header is that important. i read your clinical-white blog for its rich and useful content. anyway, using an image header has become a cliche. Though they are of different pictures/photos, visually, they all appear SIMILAR to the point of generic.

]]> By: Mani Karthik http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-835 Mani Karthik Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:06:11 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-835 Maneesh, you have to edit the template file (it should be header.php or sometimes single.php. not very sure) and add the ALT tag manually. If you are keen, I can help you with it. Maneesh, you have to edit the template file (it should be header.php or sometimes single.php. not very sure) and add the ALT tag manually. If you are keen, I can help you with it.

]]> By: Mani Karthik http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-834 Mani Karthik Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:02:19 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-834 I have to disagree with it Kher. The importance of header image cannot be generalized. if it's a content rich website, I don't think a header image will carry much importance as it would in a less content(textual) rich website. But yes, if at all you are keen on using one, it better be eye catching. I have to disagree with it Kher. The importance of header image cannot be generalized. if it’s a content rich website, I don’t think a header image will carry much importance as it would in a less content(textual) rich website. But yes, if at all you are keen on using one, it better be eye catching.

]]> By: kher Cheng Guan http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-828 kher Cheng Guan Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:21:21 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-828 But according to Nate Whitehill, he says that the header image is important." This is usually the first image people see when they get to your site. If it is not eye-catching, people may not even read your content because your site did not catch their attention." So? But according to Nate Whitehill, he says that the header image is important.” This is usually the first image people see when they get to your site. If it is not eye-catching, people may not even read your content because your site did not catch their attention.” So?

]]> By: maneesh http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-827 maneesh Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:16:19 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-827 I was going to add that as a point.. using alt tags for images also helps in validation of a site (learned that yesterday :) ) but some themes hav this easy way of putting a header image.. small potato's greed for example .. wherein you point the url of image from the admin panel of wp.. how would one add alt tags to such headers? I was going to add that as a point.. using alt tags for images also helps in validation of a site (learned that yesterday :) )

but some themes hav this easy way of putting a header image.. small potato’s greed for example .. wherein you point the url of image from the admin panel of wp.. how would one add alt tags to such headers?

]]> By: Mani Karthik http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-815 Mani Karthik Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:48:10 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-815 Maneesh, you are right. Since you've used the text below header, you might also want to add an image ALT and Title attribute if you'd like some more keyword indexing there? Maneesh, you are right. Since you’ve used the text below header, you might also want to add an image ALT and Title attribute if you’d like some more keyword indexing there?

]]> By: maneesh http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-791 maneesh Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:05:16 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/10/making-the-right-use-of-header-images-in-blogs/#comment-791 I am "guilty" of using a big header image.. my personal point was as you mentioned to giv my blog a unique and memorable look right at the start.. another reason to use this was because my blog is relatively new on the net.. and at this point don't have enough content to catch my audience attention for more than one read.. some are.. but most of them are regular posts.. so some eye candy certainly helps in retaining and givin a good vibe till some excellent content comes in.. alos I have made the bg of my header ina way that I can also incorporate title text into it.. and it is indexed as well.. to conclude i guess its a choice.. sometimes pictures say things better than words and soemtimes the other.. one has to use the more potent one in conveyingh te blogs message I am “guilty” of using a big header image..

my personal point was as you mentioned to giv my blog a unique and memorable look right at the start..

another reason to use this was because my blog is relatively new on the net.. and at this point don’t have enough content to catch my audience attention for more than one read.. some are.. but most of them are regular posts.. so some eye candy certainly helps in retaining and givin a good vibe till some excellent content comes in..

alos I have made the bg of my header ina way that I can also incorporate title text into it.. and it is indexed as well..

to conclude i guess its a choice.. sometimes pictures say things better than words and soemtimes the other.. one has to use the more potent one in conveyingh te blogs message

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