How To Block Hotlinkers
separate version of the redirected image in each format that one uses on a site such as one for gif format, one in jpeg format, one on jpg format and so on. Each hot linked image is then redirected to the matching file type.
If one is feeling a little bit mischievous, other interesting images can be served to people hotlinking to one’s images. If the offender site is into selling, for example, an image that says “Free Shipping Worldwide” would surely discourage the offender as the very reason for hotlinking is to make money, even in an unacceptable manner. No company can survive, much less earn with a guarantee such as shipping for free worldwide.
Some people recommend the white list approach. This is basically blocking all referrers except for those sites that are specifically allowed to do so. Again, this approach borders on the extreme as
