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Rainmaker
2,817,671
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Oh yes, this is very important for SEO purposes.  Google can't read pictues, so they use this description to understand what the  picture is about.

It's important to use your key words and/or mix them up a bit/use synonyms.  this will help you post rank higher and enable people to find you images on search, so you may come up multiple times on the page.

Jun 15, 2015 07:53 PM
Rainmaker
1,661,936
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

SEO - SEO - SEO.  One of the first things Bob Stewart taught me when I joined.

Jun 15, 2015 11:34 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

This helps you reference it if you are searching later for that topic.  So if I label a photo city park Clarksville and search those words later to find the photo, that post will come up in the search and help me locate it. It may also give you a little Google boost if you use keywords that relate to your post. 

Jun 15, 2015 01:37 PM
Rainmaker
699,277
Chris and Dick Dovorany
Homes for Sale in Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero, Florida - Naples, FL
Broker/Associate at Premiere Plus Realty

People can place their mouse over the picture and the description will come up.  If it's a lake in your area people might just want to know what lake.

Jun 15, 2015 10:40 PM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I was going to say something similar to Debbie R's response. Really I was. I know the description can help with making the post more findable on google. 

Jun 15, 2015 02:57 PM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

It works when some browsers don't display images.

Feb 21, 2019 06:32 AM
Rainmaker
1,153,794
Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

So glad you asked John. I hadn't any idea previous to reading through the answers.

Jun 16, 2015 06:34 AM
Rainmaker
4,572,364
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Excellent question, John --- as usual Debbie Gartner provides an excellent answer.  

Jun 16, 2015 12:44 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

John Meussner It taggs the image for SEO purposes.

Jun 15, 2015 11:43 PM
Rainmaker
7,836,419
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Debbie Gartner provided an excellent answer for you.

Jun 15, 2015 08:54 PM
Rainmaker
2,759,812
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

That helps the search engines index your pohot should someone be looking for something like it.

Jun 15, 2015 07:26 PM
Rainmaker
2,538,633
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning John. Looks like you already got the answer, good question.

Jun 15, 2015 06:43 PM
Rainmaker
687,136
Hella Mitschke Rothwell
(831) 626-4000 - Honolulu, HI
Hawaii & California Real Estate Broker

Google image searchability since images don't "say" anything, Google woulnd't know one from another.

Jun 15, 2015 04:23 PM
Ambassador
3,164,294
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

it also gets the photo found on a Google images search... which can be VERY beneficial.

Jun 15, 2015 03:00 PM