Adding Keywords on top of  Images using CSS

Creating the perfect balance between keywords and visuals is very important and may not apply all of time. If your page is “sprinkled” naturally with keywords and keyword phrases that avoid spam then you are good to go… but what if you need some extra boost in keyword density, copy and great seo tags such as use of the <h1> tag closer to the top.

Closer to the top..what is that? In experimenting with text and on page factors I have noticed that it is much better to have keywords and seo tags closer to the top of your website page so that our friendly spiders can hit the text sooner than later.

Websites with visuals that represent the personality of the company, the theme or even the message at the time is critical. A visual can and will create a sense of connection or feeling and create the moment for the user. Crystal clear vibrant images are a must and I will go over that later on.

Quick steps to using CSS, background images and text layered on top for better website optimization.

For the example I am going to use one created a short while ago (it will be a long while ago if you read this alter .

The result… a boost in rankings

www.nannypoppinzcorporate.com , create background image with text layered on top using css.

1. Create the image and how your would like it to look entirely in your favorite image software such as Adobe Photoshop

2.   Once you have the image created, you can begin to start the coding. Remove all the text from the image and just save the background image. You can see the only thing different is the  text is not on the image . Write down the dimensions of your background image and then you will need to add it to the stylesheet. In this case it it is the image is 860 X 185.

3. Once you save the image in the folder of your choice now open your css file usually named stye.css, or stylesheet.css, or even maybe you are using inline styles in whcih case will be located in the header of the webapge

4.  Once the stylesheet is open begin to create the code for your background.

#center-corporateBG{background-image: url(images/center-i.jpg); background-repeat:no-repeat;width:860px;height: 185px;}

the above code will hold the background image in the webpage

5. Create your html code for text to go on top of the image. (for the purpose of this tutorial, I will post all info here )

create a <div> tag and add the id=”center-corporateBg” to the tag and close it </div>

6. Begin to place the text and add the styles needed i.e. padding, colors, alignment etc..

Here is how The text will look without the background behind it.

The result was a keyword boost for on page factors and better seo rankings, a jump for position 6 to 3 in google serp’s

To see the finished result: http://www.nannypoppinzcorporate.com