(Entry was posted by Nathan Gaidai on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 12/03/2020).

Is using the title="hover text" for hyperlinks good SEO practice?

Using the title="hover text" for hyperlinks is a good SEO practice, Does it matter to Googlebot?Can I use this instead of alt when the image itself is an hyperlink or it is supposed to be in addition to alt?

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Nathan Gaidai: I guess this answers my 1st question but what about the 2nd?https://moz.com/ugc/link-tilte-attribute-and-its-seo-benefitMOZ.COMLink Title Attribute and its SEO BenefitLink Title Attribute and its SEO Benefit
Richard Hearne: 2nd question: use ALT text. Google won`t pick up title attribute as anchor text.
Nathan Gaidai: Richard Hearne Got itDoes Googlebot care about the title attribute on hyperlinks?
Richard Hearne: Not AFAIA
Nathan Gaidai: Richard Hearne Thanks
Sam Mah: Some browsers use the Title tag as a tooltip. This title tag gives additional info to the visitors. When Google might not pick this up, but it does provide benefits to humans and the click-through rate.