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If you have custom illustrations or infographics on your site, it’s highly likely that others will use them in their content.
For example, here’s a graph from our post about long-tail keywords on another blog:
For example, here’s a graph from our post about long-tail keywords on another blog:
Most of the time, people link back to the source of the image when using your images, but not always.
If we check the source code for that page, there’s no link back to http://ahrefs.com .
If we check the source code for that page, there’s no link back to http://ahrefs.com .
Another common issue is people linking directly to the image instead of the page it came from.
For example, if we check the source code for another page where that illustration shows up, they’re linking to the PNG file.
For example, if we check the source code for another page where that illustration shows up, they’re linking to the PNG file.
Neither of these situations is ideal. If you spot people doing this, it’s worth reaching out and kindly asking them to add or fix the source link.
But how do you find people using your images without proper attribution in the first place?
But how do you find people using your images without proper attribution in the first place?
One way is to right-click on an image on your site, then hit “Search Google for Image.”
Check the results to see if they’ve linked back to you. If not, reach out.
Check the results to see if they’ve linked back to you. If not, reach out.
Here's another way. Paste your website into Ahrefs’ Site Explorer, go to the Backlinks report, then search for links with .png or .jpg in the backlink URLs.
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https://ahrefs.com/blog/seo-tips/
https://ahrefs.com/blog/seo-tips/