When and How to Block AI Crawlers from Accessing Your Website

537: All the scenarios where you would want to block AI crawlers from accessing your website or certain sections on your website.

Then, exactly how to block these AI crawlers, specifying user agents, giving limitations, and more.

Finally, the specific scenario where you absolutely do want AI crawlers to access your stuff.

00:00 Introduction
00:42 When to Block AI Crawlers
01:11 Managing Crawl Budget and Server Load
04:05 Risks of AI-Generated SEO Content
06:51 Protecting Paid and Private Content
09:09 How to Block AI Crawlers
11:16 When You Have to Allow AI Crawlers
11:41 Wrapping

The Edward Show. Your daily search engine optimization podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/

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