robots.txt

Fake Googlebot Traffic: Your Visitor Log Is Full of Liars

Bots dressed as Googlebot are scraping small business sites for AI. How to spot a fake, why robots.txt won't stop it, and what's actually worth fixing.

Robots.txt and AI Crawlers: It’s a Doormat, Not a Lock

Google says robots.txt only controls crawling, not what AI does with your content. What small businesses should block, allow and check right now.