A user has developed a CLI tool that optimizes images while retaining their SEO metadata, which is crucial for local businesses. They suggest integrating this capability directly into Google Maps to help businesses enhance their image SEO without losing valuable data.
Hey all, I have this issue every time I onboard a new client: * Client shares full res photos, usually from their phones * I need to pick and sort them * Then I need to optimize them - but just "smooshing" strips away all useful metadata. I had a system before which consisted of a few scripts but now it's all combined into one. It's a free CLI tool which does: * Renames images with SEO-friendly slugs * Compresses them without stripping metadata * Writes IPTC/XMP fields (title, description, keywords, copyright, GPS) directly into the file * Processes up to 500 images in one batch via Excel input The GPS part is what makes it interesting for local businesses. Instead of Google having to "see" your image to understand it, you hand it the context on a plate. Smaller sites don't get crawled as often, so every bit of help counts. Built it for my own agency workflow but figured someone else might find it useful. [https://github.com/Nemkae/imgseo](https://github.com/Nemkae/imgseo) Feedback welcome, especially if you work with local service businesses. Cheers!