Hotlinked Images - Can I do something with this for SEO purposes.

BoNgHiTtA

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So, I have a site with many pictures hotlinked over various forums. I have since updated the site and most of the hotlinks are broken. Can I do anything with these links? 301 them?

 

ChanzGrande

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Sure, you can 301 to correct these. If they were all from one site it could be as simple as implementing a .htaccess redirect. Worst case scenario you could have to fix them 1 at a time, but I doubt you will find it that challenging. For most people this is a pretty easy fix.

 

clevelandslim

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Yes 301 redirection helps you

 

BoNgHiTtA

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Does it matter where? I was going to drop the old images to the index would that matter?

 

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Sristy

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Too many images and 301 redirects and you know where this is going with Google. They somehow hates too many of them.

 

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Jay Yadav

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• #6

301 All Broken Links !!

 

SEO INC

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Since they are links from outside to your site, definitely they should be counted as backlinks.

 

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webinsight

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Yes, 301 redirecting will help you.