Image SEO for Local Businesses

Your images are invisible to Google. We fix that.

LinkDaddy Media forensically hardens your business images with EXIF metadata, XMP data, and ready-to-paste ImageObject schema — giving Google every signal it needs to understand, index, and rank your images.

Built by Anthony James Peacock, Founder of LinkDaddy.

No credit card required for free plan. 10 credits included.

Stock photos are costing you search visibility

The problem with stock photos

When you upload a stock photo, Google sees a file with no metadata, no author, no business name, and no location. It has already seen that exact image on thousands of other websites. It tells Google nothing about your business.

Google's image understanding system — documented in US Patent 10467255B1 — explicitly uses EXIF metadata, surrounding text, and structured data to determine what an image is about. Stock photos fail every one of those signals.

What hardened images do differently

A hardened image carries your business name, location, niche, author, and copyright in its EXIF and XMP metadata — the same fields Google's crawlers read. It is unique. It is attributed. It is yours.

  • Business name embedded in EXIF Artist and XMP Creator fields
  • Location data in EXIF GPS and XMP Location fields
  • Niche keywords in EXIF ImageDescription and XMP Subject
  • Copyright and license in EXIF Copyright and XMP Rights
  • ImageObject JSON-LD schema for every image

How LinkDaddy Media works

Three steps from anonymous image file to Google-readable, schema-marked, metadata-hardened business asset.

  1. Upload or generate your image

    Upload your own business photo or generate a unique AI image. We accept JPEG, PNG, and WebP up to 50 MB.

  2. We harden it with EXIF and XMP metadata

    Our pipeline injects your business name, location, niche, author, and copyright into every image's metadata — the same signals Google uses to understand image context.

  3. Deploy it with the HTML schema snippet

    Every image comes with a ready-to-paste ImageObject JSON-LD snippet. Drop it on your page and Google can read exactly who created the image, what it shows, and where it belongs.

Everything your images need to rank

Each feature is built around a documented Google signal — not guesswork.

  • Forensic EXIF + XMP hardening

    Google reads image metadata. Your competitors' stock photos have none. Yours will have everything — business name, location, author, copyright, and niche — baked into every pixel.

  • AI-generated unique images

    Stock photos are used by thousands of businesses. Duplicate images get ignored by Google. Every image we generate is unique to your business, never published anywhere else.

  • Ready-to-paste ImageObject schema

    Each image comes with a JSON-LD snippet that tells Google exactly what the image shows, who created it, and where it's licensed. No developer required — copy, paste, done.

  • Free CC0 image commons

    Not ready to pay? Browse 26 niche galleries of free, CC0-licensed business images. Download them, use them anywhere, no attribution required.

  • Author persona integration

    Assign a named author entity to every image. Google's Knowledge Graph rewards content with clear human authorship — this is how you build entity authority over time.

  • Logo and banner hardening

    Your logo is your most-crawled image. We harden it with Organization schema signals so Google connects your visual identity to your business entity.

Start free. Scale when you're ready.

Every plan includes EXIF hardening, XMP injection, ImageObject schema, and access to the free CC0 image commons.

See full plan comparison and feature breakdown →

Common questions

Does this actually affect my Google rankings?
Google's image understanding patents explicitly reference EXIF metadata, surrounding text, and structured data as signals for image comprehension. We can't guarantee rankings — nobody can. What we can do is give your images every signal Google is documented to use.
I already have photos on my site. Why do I need this?
Most business photos are uploaded as anonymous files — no metadata, no schema, no author signal. To Google, they're invisible. Hardening them takes 60 seconds and gives them an identity.
What's the difference between the free commons and the paid plans?
The free commons gives you pre-made CC0 images for your niche. The paid plans let you upload your own photos or generate custom AI images, then harden them with your specific business data.

Not ready to pay? Start with free images.

The LinkDaddy Media public commons contains hundreds of free, CC0-licensed business images across 26 local service niches. Download them, use them anywhere, no attribution required.

Give your images an identity Google can read

Join local businesses using LinkDaddy Media to harden their images with EXIF metadata, XMP data, and ImageObject schema. Your first 10 images are free.