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SEO : fact or fiction

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  • 06-07-2006 11:12am
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    yeraulone
    Registered Users Posts: 597 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    Just trying to settle an argument - can anyone tell me if using images instead of css/text for links and site navigation, is better for SEO? and any reasons why/why not?

    Thanks


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Text is usually better as it's easier for a spider to read...

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    Seohelp
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Seohelp


    Hi yeraulone,

    This article may be of some help to you.
    http://www.successful-sites.com/archive/014-image-links-03-17-2005.htm

    A lot of the time it comes down to a matter of personal taste. Don't forget that it is very easy to use CSS to make text links look like buttons. They are pleasing to the search engines and, most importantly, to your visitors.

    Here is another link to a site that uses CSS to make text links look like buttons http://www.raisemyrank.com/

    Hope that helps.


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    Flaminio
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Flaminio


    Text links probably very important because anchor text is considered a vital part of Page Rank algorithm.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=seo+anchor+text


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    yeraulone
    Registered Users Posts: 597 ✭✭✭yeraulone


    Thanks for all your replies folks.

    I had thought that text links were the way to go, but I just wanted to be sure. I'll read up on those links as well.

    Cheers


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    democrates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,046 ✭✭✭democrates


    Images take up a lot more space, eating up disk and monthly transfer if you've a hosting account, plus the mobile web is coming fast so lightweight is better.
    Also if you want to add new buttons either you'd have to do a new graphic or use a server-side graphics library to generate it.
    So another vote here for <ul> and css.


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    m_stan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭m_stan


    Seohelp wrote:
    Here is another link to a site that uses CSS to make text links look like buttons http://www.raisemyrank.com/

    it may look good to an SE, but it looks muck to me !

    Generally i find it's better to use text than images


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    Seohelp
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Seohelp


    m_stan wrote:
    it may look good to an SE, but it looks muck to me !

    Generally i find it's better to use text than images

    I have to agree with you on this one. The images aren't of great quality, but CSS has the potential to provide designers the option of avoiding expensive disk and monthly transfer bills whilst allowing anchor text to be used.

    Just an example... but I'm sure there are many better ones out there.


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