Blogging Tip: Why it's important to name your images

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My very first blogging tip.

I'm sure most people already know this tip but

I like to share what I know just in case someone out there is new to blogging like I am.

I was looking for a blog post that I read a few weeks ago and I couldn't find it.

I thought I had pinned it to Pinterest but apparently I didn't.

I could not remember who's blog post it was but I did remember 

the picture that they used in their post.

I searched on some blogs that I frequently read but no luck.

So to Google I go to search.

I searched for the topic I was wanting and still no luck.

Then I searched images for the same topic.

Genius!! 

In Blogger:

Once you have your image uploaded in Blogger and placed in your post,

click on the image and then click on "Properties"....

Then click in the "title text" box and type whatever you want to name your image.

I also put an "alt text" description which is often the same as the title name, this is important for SEO purposes.
Then click "OK"

In WordPress:
Once you have your image uploaded, before adding it to your post, select the image you want to name and just click in the box for "Title" that is to the right hand side. Type in whatever you want your image to be named, click in the description box and add your description
Select any other options you want and then click "Insert into post"....

And now you have named your images.

If I'm searching for cinnamon rolls, my image named "image 0064" isn't going to show up in the search results but my image named "cinnamon rolls" will certainly show up in the search.

And that my friends is why it's important to name the images you use in your blog posts!

That may be the only way someone can find one of your posts, especially if they're like me and forget whose post it was and forgot to pin it but remembered 
your photo.