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				<title><![CDATA[That`s a great example, from NuE]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[That`s a great example, from NuEvolution. "My widget," "my red widget," "the blue widget."

The skill of SEO writing is to *include* secondary and additional key words and phrases. It isn`t to replace actual content.

We know from vario]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Shame on both of you!&#160; Bad ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Shame on both of you!&#160; Bad accessibility practices to boost SEO! 
The main purpose of alt text is to describe the im]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ah...those pesky academics...&nb]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Ah...those pesky academics...&nbsp;
Bottom line is that we`re talking about e-commece sites, here, for the
most part, right? I can relate to the old-school ideas, and I too was
around using ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Shame on both of you!&#160; Bad ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Shame on both of you!&#160; Bad accessibility practices to boost SEO! 
The main purpose of alt text is to describe the image and its relevance to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[True
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				<description><![CDATA[True
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				<title><![CDATA[Yes they can... But if you`re cr]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Yes they can... But if you`re creating bullets most of the times your CSS style sheet is the one that references the image so you can`t do much to add alt tags to that element. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:45:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LOL! Um...I meant that a border ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[LOL! Um...I meant that a border or border corner doesn`t act as a link,
and usually has no visual content other than as a visual element. It`s
like a graphic bullet, also mentioned in the article you reference. The
bullet itself is an image, and can use[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I think that anything you put in]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I think that anything you put into your design serves it actual purpose, whether you`re rounding off corners or adding a border, that image is serving its purpose it`s helping your sites aesthetics. And yes its good ground for keywords. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:45:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Consider the number of images th]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Consider the number of images that serve no actual purpose, as
mentioned in the article. There are small graphics used to build a
border, separater, or other display item. Those images also offer
fertile ground for keyword alt text.
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				<title><![CDATA[CraigL, 
You are correct the Al]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[CraigL, 
You are correct the Alt tag (attribute)only serves two purposes 
1. for the Visual Impared
2. To give the image a name incase it doesn`t display correctly.
Now there is really no rule of thumb that says that you s]]></description>
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