Image File Names

[parklifeclothes]

Sorry for this not being strictly a Actinic question but I figured as we are all site owners why not ask my question here.
A web developer told me years ago to use 5 letters followed by 3 numbers then a dot and finally 3 more numbers, so for a 300 pixel image of a football the file would be footb001.300 is this so? I am struggling with having lots of similar file names, and looking on a lot of sites not many people seem to follow this rule.

Any ideas?

[Buzby]

I name my images such as silver-jewellery-bracelet-tb01.jpg

The first 2 being keywords that I wish to use on the page, the third being what the item is and then the last being the stock code.

As for size I make all my images 90, 145, 200, 250 etc up to 600 and save them in folders relating to the size. I then just select the size needed for a specific piece.

This method is useful as I can easily change the size in Actinic by just changing the folder in the browse image box.

With this image for instance I can just change the 350 for example to any size very easily.

"Kit-Heath-Images\350\Kit-Heath-90V8AM.jpg"


Kind regards

Jason

[RuralWeb]

not many people seem to follow this rule

There is no rule you can call them what you want. This has been discussed before - a search will reveal all.

[parklifeclothes]

[QUOTE=Buzby]I name my images such as silver-jewellery-bracelet-tb01.jpg

The first 2 being keywords that I wish to use on the page, the third being what the item is and then the last being the stock code.

As for size I make all my images 90, 145, 200, 250 etc up to 600 and save them in folders relating to the size. I then just select the size needed for a specific piece.

This method is useful as I can easily change the size in Actinic by just changing the folder in the browse image box.

With this image for instance I can just change the 350 for example to any size very easily.

"Kit-Heath-Images\350\Kit-Heath-90V8AM.jpg"


Would including keywords in the image file help with search engine optimization??


Many thanks for all your help,

Darron

[pinbrook]

Call the image whatever you like, all of us have diiferent conventions.

Having keywords in your image names can slightly help SEO, but its just another factor in the whole SEO picture.

Normally a combination of keyword and digits helps. Use the digits to tell you the size of the image or product code

eg

100-keyword.jpg
300-keyword.jpg and so on

Work out something that works for you.

[RuralWeb]

Would including keywords in the image file help with search engine optimization??

yes - do a search, there are threads all about this

[los_design]

Just to put another slant on this from a store management perspective.

We use numeric and alpha numberic codes for product references

(such as AB0001 or 000000 and so on), this is dictated by the number of items due to be housed. This aids logistically with offline stock management, dispatches etc. BUT we also call the image this too using the cocantenate formula in excel.

Why you may ask, well, it allows a large product database to be managed in a very time efficient manner and allows rapid identification is you wish to pull items out for offline marketing. JMHO

Image names as mentioned have a 'little' sway in seo but not as mich as the alt tag so make the method fit your business needs.

Kind Regards

[jont]

Depending on your products including the name as the filename can cause issues with people hotlinking your images and stealing bandwidth if they have found you via a Google images search. I tend to just use the product reference number as it makes finding the image from inside Actinic much easier

[los_design]

totally agree Jont, hence the reference above, fits all criteria nice an neat

got caught out with that one a while ago, never again