Do image sitemaps provide value for non e-commerce sites?

[kking4120]

Is it worth putting together an image sitemap to submit to Google if you're not an e-commerce site? Also, if you're using a CDN like Amazon Web Services (cloudfront), can you even submit an image sitemap? According to Google you need to verify your CDN in webmaster tools if you're going to do so.

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/178636?hl=en

[EGOL]

salivating

I don't know the answer to your question but if you made a page like that and called it "window shopping" it might be kickass for generating sales.

[CleverPhD]

Do you make money / get conversions / have persons take preferred actions on your site if people find your images via Google?  If the answer is yes - then it is worth spending the time to put together an image sitemap, otherwise no.  Even though you are not an ecommerce site, you still have to do something to make money.  If images help you do your thing, then go for it.

Cheers!

[EGOL]

Let's say you have a travel site.  Information only.  You have dozens of articles about New Zealand destinations and you get your best images, shrink them down to common size thumbnail, place a few words beneath each.  I bet that page will have a kickass CTR.

Maybe you have a site about Czech glass, with articles about the many different types.  A huge page of images with a few words beneath each would be kickass for generating pageviews.

People really like images and if you have superior images I think that this will generate a lot of action on your site.

Doing this in a small way (but scaling across the entire web) are the content advertising from Taboola and Outbrain.... (also the merchandising activities for goofy products uses the outlandish image to generate clicks)