There are so many benefits of why bloggers should have clickable images within their blog post. I wanted to break down all the benefits of making your links clickable. Some might call it hyperlinking but whatever you call it, I am talking about adding a link so when people click on your image it takes them another blog post or another website. Continue reading to learn all of the reasons why this should be done in every blog post that has pictures.
Top 3 Reason Bloggers Should Have Clickable Images
SEO
When you add a link to your image and a reader clicks on it, and it takes them to another post on your site, that is considered a forward link. It is great for SEO as well as getting people to stay on your site longer, which decreases your bounce rate. Google likes to see a good bounce rate, the lower the better, but watch out – you don’t want a super low bounce rate, either. If you are a blogger then you know mastering SEO takes time but any small adjustment in a blog post helps.
Page Views
Consider clickable images as a great way to get more page views. It allows the readers to bounce around and see even more of your content. Another great way to add a way to use clickable images is by adding the “related articles” tab at the bottom of your post. This includes an image or two of other articles you have written that are similar or go together. You would then link those images to a related blog post, which keeps readers on your blog longer.
Monetize
You can also monetize your blog with clickable images that take you to a shop or store where your readers can make a purchase. When you use your special affiliate code, you can earn commission from the sales. Sometimes having a call to action image with a clickable link is all it takes for a reader to click and buy. Text links may work well but clickable images with a nice call to action text included, truly entice readers to click over and check it out.
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3 Important Tips with Clickable Images
Permission
Make sure you have rights to use the images you’re using in your blog post for clickable images. Don’t just hop on Google and search an image that fits and use it. Use free sites for stock images or use a stock image site to buy your images if you don’t want to take and use your own images.
Disclosing
If you are linking to something that uses an affiliate link, you need to disclose it is an affiliate link. That is just the rules to affiliate disclosing you can’t skip over. Read over your affiliate program’s terms of service for their rules surrounding best disclosure practices.
Alt Tag
Also, add an alt tag and alt description for every image you upload and insert into a blog post. This tells the search engine robots how to properly index your image and blog post, which increases your chances to show up in the proper search results.
Using clickable images within your blog posts is a fabulous way to gain more affiliate commissions, more internal links and a chance to keep readers engaged with more content that you offer on site.
If you’re looking for more information about clickable images, then click here to read my tutorial on how to use Canva to create a clickable image collage in PDF format .
