Benefit from image links to removed images

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by mads, Sep 10, 2008.

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  1. #1
    Hi,

    One of my sites used to have some images that were hotlinked from other websites, i.e. the other websites would contain code like:
    <img src="http://www.example.com/image.gif" />

    The images no longer exist, but I would get some benefit from the links anyway :cool:

    How to do that? Should I redirect the image request to my front page or do something else?

    Thanks.
     
    mads, Sep 10, 2008 IP
  2. delhidon

    delhidon Banned

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    #2
    Use the image from other websites or from your website.
     
    delhidon, Sep 10, 2008 IP
  3. tacoX

    tacoX Peon

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    If people are hotlinking you, you can set an Error 404 as a .gif/jpg that gives your URL in it :). I used to do it for image hosting services I offered when people abused.
     
    tacoX, Sep 10, 2008 IP
  4. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    Are they using just standard image syntaxes? If they don't contain a link back then they provide no SEO value. This means if you can't click the image to go to your website it's useless. ;)
     
    astup1didiot, Sep 11, 2008 IP
  5. mads

    mads Well-Known Member

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    They use standard image syntaxes.

    I don't care about them hotlinking images from my site - but I want the potential SEO benefit from it.
     
    mads, Sep 11, 2008 IP
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    create robot.txt file and disallow there.
     
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    mads Well-Known Member

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    Why? I'm not interested in disallowing anyone. It's ok with that they are hotlinking images that no longer exist - I just want the SEO benefit from it :cool:
     
    mads, Sep 12, 2008 IP