Google Images Referrals

iouone2

Can someone explain why I get a mass amount of referrals from Google images rather than Google itself? Are they one in the same? Is this a benefit or a detriment?

vwebworld

The name (file name) of your image(s) must be a popular search term.
~Roland

vwebworld

It`s not the image name, it`s the alt tag.
Actually, it is both.  Google will pick up the image based upon th eimage file name and also based on the alt image tag.
~Roland

iouone2

OK... I don`t know how else to show this, so I am writing the entire Referral Address here. Of course only a couple of them...One http://images.google.co.za/imgres?imgur ... w.elusivetTwo http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... elusivetre This is information gathered from Extreme tracker. You can find the link at the bottom of my website`s home page. Then under "Referral one"My images are not titled properly. They are titled by product catalog number. That`s an issue from a couple years ago that I have not yet addressed. Anyway, I appreciate the comments. I would like to understand this. Hopefully the knowledge can be applies to text as well...??...??

iouone2

nhgnikole... I think you misunderstood me. The alt tags are accurate... but the actual file name of the image file is not. For example the magnolia flower image is not titled, "magnolia.jpg." It may be titled, "VN018.jpg."

anushkachhakrabarti

Acquisition / All Traffic / Referrals follow these path.

Carlbrewster

Because the user is landing on your site via the link attached with image description. This is called referral traffic.

saravanan

Google explained that some end users might observe a drop in traffic,"perceived to be arriving from'google,' as it'll soon be reclassified as originating from'google pictures.'" However, Google included "[I]n some situations, you might observe an escalation inorganic traffic because we reclassify a few traffic previously classified as'referral' into'organic.' These changes should balance out, and you also shouldn't anticipate a standard drop or increase total traffic"