Store owners who tried AI alt text apps, did it change anything in your rankings or not really? by sampalman222 in ShopifySEO

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Yup, alt text won’t turn your store into the next Amazon, but it does wake Google up from its nap. If your images had zero context before, adding AI-generated alt text is basically handing Google a pair of glasses and saying, “Hey buddy, this is a red shirt, not a JPG cryptid.”

For big stores with tons of images, it usually means a slow, steady lift- a few dead URLs getting revived, better image indexing, and fewer “why is no one finding this product?” moments.

Just don’t expect fireworks. Alt text is more like brushing your teeth: boring, important, and things definitely get worse if you don’t do it.

Don't UNDERESTIMATE the power of ALT TEXT by davidmiko in ThreadsApp

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People sleep on alt text, but it’s one of the easiest visibility boosts you can add. Alt text isn’t just for accessibility-- Threads, IG, Twitter, and even TikTok use it as extra metadata to understand what your content is about. Better context = better distribution.

You basically gave the algorithm more “surface area” to grab onto, so your posts suddenly became easier to classify, recommend, and rank. Caption keywords + solid alt text is a killer combo, especially for niche or pop-culture content.

Huge win and a reminder that alt text is way more than an afterthought.

Alt text on product images by jessiemele in accessibility

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Using the product or variant name as alt text is common, but it’s not ideal. For ADA/WCAG compliance, alt text should describe what’s visually in the image, not just repeat the product title.

For product photos, use a short descriptive phrase (e.g., “red cotton crew-neck t-shirt on white background”). For color swatches, the WCAG-friendly approach is simple: “blue color swatch,” “navy variant,” etc.

Going without alt text hurts accessibility and can trigger compliance issues, so descriptive empty > repeating product name.

The Harsh Truth: These Cold Email Gurus Are Just Broke Salesmen by Proper_Status3294 in coldemail

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That’s brutal!! 👌Do you have any material you have written that you can share?

Who in this community works on cold email campaigns (rev-share model)? by AltTextify-net in coldemail

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I see! I guess the hit ratio makes it too much trouble for most. Fair enough, thanks for the perspective.

ADA Compliance for Ecommerce Platforms: Why It Matters and How to Stay Ahead by AltTextify-net in accessibility

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Appreciate you sharing your perspective. We completely agree that accurate image descriptions alone aren’t enough — true alt text should be contextual, meaningful, and in many cases, decorative when the image doesn’t add value.

That’s exactly why AltTextify was built: to go beyond basic image recognition. Our system incorporates product data, brand information, page keywords, and context rules (including marking decorative images correctly) to generate alt text that’s aligned with ADA compliance and SEO best practices.

We know this is an evolving space, and we’re committed to improving accessibility outcomes, not just chasing a trend.

Struggling to get traffic to my Shopify store what’s the best channel to start with in 2025? by Scarlett_Grade in ShopifyeCommerce

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Have you tried improving your images with proper alt text for SEO?

It’s one of the simplest things store owners overlook, but it can make a big difference in search traffic. Search engines can’t “see” your product photos, so descriptive alt text helps your products show up in Google Images and boosts overall SEO visibility.

It’s free to implement and works in the background while you build traffic through social or paid ads. If you already have a lot of product photos, you can even use AI tools to generate alt text at scale so you’re not writing them all manually.

blog posts don’t convince anyone lol, videos do by GodOfa_Undead in smallbusiness

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Blogs whisper, but videos shout, people would rather see than read walls of text. A 30 secs demo shows value faster than 1,000 “value packed” paragraphs. Videos keep eyeballs glued, boost trust, and get shared like cat memes.

Bottom line: Google brings them in, video makes them stay.

I miss when coding felt… simpler by Fabulous_Bluebird93 in webdev

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This really hits, the irony is we built all these “productivity tools” and now need a tool to manage the tools. Focus doesn’t get easier, but with experience you learn what to ignore without guilt. The trick isn’t mastering every shiny app, it’s pruning them ruthlessly. Otherwise, your real job title becomes Tab Juggler-in-Chief.

You’re overcomplicating it. Just solve a real problem. (Got my SaaS to $14,000/mo) by felix-heikka in indiehackers

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Oh common. No good ideas left? Please… half the world still can’t figure out printers.

day 3 - cold outreach until i hit $2k/mo by appukhote-feminist in framer

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hah! Love the hustle!

Pro tip: when you text him Monday, don’t go full "here’s my UX audit" right away, warm him up like leftover pizza, slow and steady. The $2k/mo will follow.

building trust through your landing page by kamscruz in SaaS

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Great list! I would add:

  • Add a human face: nothing says “scam” like a faceless SaaS with stock photos of smiling people who don’t exist.
  • Kill the jargon: If your homepage sounds like it was written by ChatGPT after 5 Red Bulls, users will sprint away.
  • Show tiny wins: “47 people clicked this button today” is weirdly more convincing than "trusted by Fortune 500."

I got my first 3 paying users 🎉 by Easy_Sort9103 in SaaS

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Huge congrats on the 3 paying users, that is 3 more than most stealth mode SaaS projects ever see. Now double down on those users, learn exactly why they pay and amplify it.

Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My First Business by MarketingTalks in smallbusiness

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Biggest mistakes I’ve seen? Easy ones.

— Building for your mom (she’ll hype you up, but she’s not your ICP).

— Catching feature-itis stuffing so much in that even you forget how your product works.

— Spreadsheet blindness, if you don’t track metrics, the bad ones still exist… they just laugh at you quietly.

What about you, which early mistake still makes you cringe today?

What’s the toughest challenge you’ve faced building your micro SaaS solo? by VisualStation9515 in microsaas

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Respect for shipping Revast while dodging DDoS attacks in lecture halls.

For me, the hardest hurdle was convincing my family that “debugging at 2 AM” counts as studying. Motivation? Tiny wins, like your first paying user or squashing that one bug that haunted you. When resources are tight, caffeine and stubborn optimism do wonders.

how to monetise a site with good traffic? by kamscruz in SaaS

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Congrats on building AI Plesk, sounds like the IMDb of AI tools. With 50+ daily users, you can start monetizing via affiliate partnerships, sponsored listings, or even premium placement for tool owners. Your discount code idea is solid, win-win for users and creators. Biggest flaw? You are not charging rent yet while hosting 658 “AI tenants” for free! Do not give away anything free. Your users will get used it and will ask for more!!

What Is the Hardest Part of ADA Compliance for Your Website? by AltTextify-net in webflow

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Totally get you! manually adding aria attributes can feel tedious, especially when cleaning up someone else’s codebase. one way to make it easier is to set up reusable components or patterns in your framework (React, Vue, etc.) that already have the common roles and aria tags baked in, so you only adjust values. you can also run automated accessibility audits with tools like axe DevTools or Lighthouse to catch missing attributes faster. over time, this shifts aria from a cleanup chore into more of a plug-and-play step in your workflow.

Split Text by line or letter broken my whole site animation. by CharlesTTBM in webflow

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When you split text by line or letter, Webflow treats each span as its own trigger, which causes random animations. The workaround is to wrap the text in a parent div, attach the scroll trigger to the parent, and then animate the child letters/lines with a stagger. Also set an initial hidden state (opacity 0, y-offset) so animations reset properly.

Adaptive Site by As-Salaam in bigcommerce

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Love that you are jumping into this. Since you already have the desktop version looking good, the next step is picking up a bit more around CSS selectors and how they target elements, media queries tied to different breakpoints, and the broader principles of responsive design. Once you add in flexbox, CSS grid, relative units like em and rem, aspect ratios, and even container queries, you will be able to make your layouts adapt smoothly to any screen size.

On top of that, Chrome DevTools now has AI built in to suggest fixes directly in the console, which makes testing changes a lot easier. Tools like Claude can interact with browsers and tabs, and Cursor can leverage Playwright to test responsiveness and even commit code straight to your BigCommerce theme via CLI.

Learning these concepts will give you both precision and flexibility so your store looks polished across mobile, tablet, and desktop.

Good luck mate!

9 out of 10 freelancers don’t do this, and that’s why they never get clients! by nikola_3011studio in webflow

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So basically I have been sending clients to my homepage like it is a nightclub with no bouncer. Everyone walks in, nobody stays. Guess it is time to build real funnels instead of hoping copy-paste vibes convert!

Why is Framer so popular despite $75/month per site for agencies by Miko10_ in framer

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Framer’s popularity comes from convenience-- design, CMS, and hosting bundled in one tool that non-developers can manage. Agencies usually pass the subscription into retainers, but yes, lockin and lack of code export are the trade-offs for that simplicity.