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How product attributes and alt text improve your ranking

5 min read | Published on Apr 3, 2024 |
Written by Peter Skouhus

A Danish entrepreneur who owns WriteText.ai and 1902 Software Development, an IT company in the Philippines where he has lived since 1998. Peter has extensive experience in the business side of IT and AI development, strategic IT management, and sales.

Detailed, SEO-optimized product descriptions play a pivotal role in capturing potential customers' attention and improving a website’s search engine rankings. This blog delves into the revolutionary capabilities of WriteText.ai in crafting compelling product texts and emphasizes the role of product attributes and alt text in this process.

What can WriteText.ai do for you?

WriteText.ai stands at the forefront of AI-driven solutions, offering unparalleled assistance in generating SEO-optimized meta titles, product descriptions, meta descriptions, and Open Graph text. In the context of this blog, "product text" refers to these different text types. The tool’s design facilitates both semi-automatic and fully automatic text generation ensuring flexibility in content creation. Initially integrated with WooCommerce, and with upcoming versions for Magento and Shopify slated for spring 2024, WriteText.ai represents a significant advancement in ecommerce content strategy.

img_WriteText.ai WooCommerce interface

The platform’s user-friendly interface simplifies the process of creating engaging and keyword-rich product texts. By helping to automate the tedious task of search engine optimization, WriteText.ai empowers store owners to focus more on business growth and less on the intricacies of content creation.

Product attributes: the basis for the product description

The genius of WriteText.ai lies in its ability to utilize product names, attributes, and an innovative AI-powered image analysis to contextualize and enrich product descriptions. The tool not only facilitates the inclusion of relevant keywords but also allows for the selection of semantic keywords to improve SEO performance.

The platform offers users the freedom to choose from an array of tones and styles, target different audiences, or customize their own parameters, ensuring the generation of unique, SEO-friendly product texts that resonate with the intended demographic.

Product attributes

In the realm of e-commerce, product attributes — which can describe characteristics such as color, size, material, weight and even usage — are critical for crafting detailed and informative product descriptions. These attributes play a dual role: they enhance the user experience by simplifying product search and comparison, and they can significantly improve a website’s SEO by naturally integrating the product attributes into the product texts.

How WriteText.ai uses product attributes

By harnessing the power of product attributes, WriteText.ai adds depth and relevance to product descriptions, making them more appealing and useful to potential customers. The absence of comprehensive product attributes could lead to generic and less compelling content, underscoring the importance of a well-structured product attribute setup for maximizing the effectiveness of AI-generated descriptions.

The diligent configuration of product attributes thus directly impacts the quality of content produced, ensuring that product descriptions are not only accurate but also engaging and SEO-optimized.

Image analysis

WriteText.ai’s advanced image analysis feature offers an additional layer of context for generating product descriptions, proving particularly valuable for products lacking detailed attributes or those with generic names.

This capability is especially beneficial in the B2B sector, where products often carry technical names that may not resonate with the general public. Through image analysis, WriteText.ai is able to extract and integrate vital context into product texts, enhancing their descriptiveness and relevance.

img_Close up of image selected as product attribute used to generate text in WriteText.ai

 

img_close up of image alt text generation in WriteText.ai

The neglect of alt text by many ecommerce sites represents a missed opportunity for enhancing web accessibility and SEO. WriteText.ai’s automated generation of alt texts eliminates the need for manual input, ensuring that every image is accompanied by descriptive text that improves accessibility, enhances user engagement, and boosts search engine rankings.

Comparing product descriptions with and without product attributes

To demonstrate the efficacy of WriteText.ai in producing rich and engaging content, we chose a sample product called “FSI B22”, a stump grinder and a typical B2B product where the product name does not offer much context into what kind of product it is, except for people in the industry who are already familiar with it.

We generated a set of product text using detailed product attributes, and another set using no product attributes at all, with only the image analysis to get context about the product.

For both outputs, WriteText.ai performs an image analysis. We deliberately did not do a keyword analysis to ensure that the text generated based on the image analysis would not get additional context from any keywords.

The outputs in both tests were not modified in any way.

Product attributes used in the test

  • Max 2.4 cm per sweep
  • Engine size 14 HP
  • No remote control
  • With 68 CM
  • Weight 210 KG
  • Large wheels with individual oil motors (2WD)Vibration reduced and height-adjustable handlebar
  • Safety bar, disengaging the cutter wheel upon release
  • Manual sweep across pivot joint
  • Manual brake for each wheel
  • Bypass valve to disengage drive for freewheeling
  • Electromagnetic clutch
  • V-belt drive for optimal power transmission
  • Braking of cutter disc on disengaging
  • Electrical start of engine
  • Easily accessible lashing & lifting points
  • Tool set

Text generated using product attributes and image analysis

Page title: Maximize Your Project with the FSI B22 Stump Grinder: Robust & Efficient
Page description: Harness the power of FSI B22: Robust 14 HP engine, 2.4 cm sweep per go, large oil-motor wheels for tough terrains & adjustable handlebar for comfort.
Open Graph: Elevate your efficiency with FSI B22: 14 HP engine, advanced 2.4 cm sweep capabilities, large wheels with oil motors for any terrain—ultimate power and precision for professionals.

img_Text generated using product attributes and image analysis

Text generated using only image analysis (no product attributes)

Page title: Discover the Power of FSI B22 Stump Grinder for Efficient Landscaping
Page description: Power through outdoor tasks with the FSI B22 Stump Grinder, a robust solution for effortless tree stump removal. Ideal for any landscape!
Open Graph: Revolutionize your yard work with the FSI B22 Stump Grinder! Compact & robust design ensures easy maneuverability for any outdoor project.
Product description:

img_Text generated using only image analysis (no product attributes)

This comparison highlights the tool’s capacity to adapt and generate high-quality, SEO-friendly product texts. While WriteText.ai does a good job of creating text using only the name and image analysis as basis, there is an advantage of incorporating product attributes into the content creation process.

WriteText.ai makes it easy to bulk generate text for multiple products using only product name and image analysis for context if time is of the essence or product attributes have not been configured. Then, when time permits, the products can be revisited and improved by adding product attributes and doing a keyword analysis.

Conclusion

WriteText.ai stands as a testament to the potential of AI in revolutionizing ecommerce content creation. Even without fully configured product attributes, the tool’s image analysis feature ensures the production of informative and optimized product descriptions.

The integration of product attributes and automatic alt text generation markedly enhances the SEO and accessibility of online stores, establishing WriteText.ai as an essential asset for ecommerce businesses aiming to elevate their online presence and engage more effectively with their target audience.

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