.htaccess - letting GOOGLE in
 

For now I let GFY, Google, and a few other sites hotlink images.

Going through my stats, I notice Google is using substantial bandwidth.


If I dont let Google in on my .htaccess, will it hurt my PR somehow, or is it just a bad marketing move?


hmmmmm

You don't have to block google. Just block the hotlinking. googlebot will still be able to get at your site, your images just won't show up in their pic indexes on search pages.

thats what I am thinking. thanks for the reinforcement