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No photos appearing when I google my blog

  1. artbylizb
    Member

    Hi there
    I am very new to this and have been toiling away and finally look like I have something to post, but when I Googled artbyliz no photos appeared, even though they are there when I view on WordPress. Can you help?

    Also, why doesn't my blog site appear in Google when I enter my name? How can I get more exposure?
    Thanks in advance
    Liz

    The blog I need help with is artbyliz.me.

  2. auxclass
    Member

    Among other issues you have only two Posts - Google barley knows your site is alive - you need to put a few more Posts to help search engines to think you are a real site.

    Read timethief's site for a lot of good tips

    http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/

  3. artbylizb
    Member

    Thanks auxclass for the quick response. I will follow your advice.
    When I googled "needle-felted penguins" my image appeared and when I clicked on it the full blog came up complete with 7 photos. However, those photos still don't appear when googling my blog. Does my double-dutch make sense?

  4. auxclass
    Member

    Your site is only a month old - it takes a while for search engines to index a new site - each time you make a Post your site calls the search engines. New blogs can take a few weeks before they are indexed. The older your site is the more credibility search engines seem to give a site - I have a site that I just put assorted mumblings on and it has never been registered with any search engines and it is now indexed and when I make a new Post the Post is indexed in a day or two (or so it seems)

    See timethiefs site for tips on how to get your site more traffic.

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-more-site-traffic/

  5. thesacredpath
    Member

    The other thing is make sure and include descriptive, but concise "alternate text" when inserting images into your posts and pages. Google will not index images that do not have "alt" text (tags).

  6. artbylizb
    Member

    Thank you for your help. I am really showing my age and ignorance. Three cheers for forums!!!

  7. timethief
    Member

    You may find this video to be helpful. Matt Cutts, the head of Google's webspam team, provides some useful tips on how to optimize the images you include on your site, and how simply providing useful, accurate information in your ALT attributes can make your photos and pictures more discoverable on the web.
    Using ALT attributes smartly

  8. artbylizb
    Member

    Thank you, timethief, it added one more notch to my information belt.

  9. artbylizb
    Member

    It is a week later and I added descriptive ALT attributes to all my images and STILL they do not appear when I google my blog.
    Any further suggestions?

  10. timethief
    Member

    Keep publishing frequently and be patient.

  11. raincoaster
    Member

    It can take two months for search engines to index you. The more text you have on your site, the faster this happens; text includes details, alt text, descriptions, etc on image files. But it also includes titles and paragraphs of text. Text is what Google lives for.

  12. artbylizb
    Member

    I have just noticed that my username is 'artbylizb' but in the domain name it is 'artbyliz' without the 'b'. So I googled 'artbyliz.me' and all the images appeared. Not so for 'artbylizb' or 'liz butcher king island'.

    With respect, I think it is more than just having to be patient.

  13. raincoaster
    Member

    No. The more you blog and the more references there are to those two terms on the internet, the more results there will be over time.

  14. timethief
    Member

    @artbylizb
    When it comes to search engines indexing your content there are 10 factors that may expedite the process. At the very top of that list like raincoaster I place publishing new content frequently for exactly the reason she described. Also note that we are giving you the best advice we can give re:
    search engines.

  15. artbylizb
    Member

    OK, I bow to your knowledge and apologise for being stubborn. thanks.

  16. raincoaster
    Member

    Stubbornness is a good trait to have online, SEO "experts" notwithstanding. But so is an ability to change when necessary.

  17. 4evastardoll
    Member

    I cant get my blog onto google....

    i have 2 blogs in total.

    the first one (4evastardoll) is got a few hits and is on google and its only about 2 weeks old

    the second one (Nintendogs4eva) i made about 3 days ago. i have about 10 posts and quite a few pages and yet it hasnt got any hits and is not on google. any tips???

  18. timethief
    Member

    @4evastardoll
    Yes. Please read http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/no-photos-appearing-when-i-google-my-blog?replies=17#post-756453

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