help on optimization for google image search

[TruSake]

Hi,

I'm trying to learn how to optimize images on google's search engine.
so far I've come across this scripting for html for let's say, an image called "yellow hot air balloon:"

<img src="http://mysite.com/yellow_hot_air_balloon.jpg"
width="220" height="212" alt="Yellow hot air balloon"
title="Yellow hot air balloon" />

however, I'm using an adming-login asp page to upload images, so where would I write and what scripting should I write to enable image search on google?

sorry if it sounds too newbie, but I'm confused on this topic, if more info is needed let me know

[shirtbloke]

There's several things you need to do to optimize for Google....

1. The name of the image should be descriptive of the content - and the example you give gets it wrong. NEVER use underscores - Google sees an underscored phrase as one long word. Use the dash character instead.
e.g yellow-hot-air-balloon.jpg
and NOT yellow_hot_air_balloon.jpg

2.The title and alt tags should be as in your example - the same as the image name without the "-" though case is not important.
e.g Yellow hot air balloon.

3. Create a text link to it with the same name from somewhere on your site.
e.g <a href="http://mysite.com/yellow-hot-air-balloon.jpg">Yellow hot air balloon</a>

4. It's a big help getting onto Google if there are external links pointing it too, but if you're going to do these yourself don't be too obvious about it - if all the links going to it have the same text then it becomes a bit obvious.

If you do all that you should be ahead of the game.

[shirtbloke]

Oops - posted twice - now deleted.