Images Don't Help You Rank on Google

Although the images that you use on your web pages can tell a story as much as the words do, they don't help with your Google rankings.

This has been confirmed by Google's John Mu:

There is no automatic effect from adding images.
— 🍌 John 🍌 (@JohnMu) May 2, 2021

I understand that nobody likes looking at blog posts and feeling like they’re reading an essay.

I also appreciate that a picture paints a thousand words.

Images can also help social sharing and cut through any language barriers, so I appreciate their importance.

However, you don't need them to rank on Google.

This article was written by Gaz Hall, a UK based SEO Consultant on 4th May 2021.

Gaz has 20 years experience working on SEO projects large and small, locally and globally across a range of sectors.

If you need any SEO advice or would like him to look at your next project then get in touch to arrange a free consultation.