Part 3 in The #1 Reason your website isn't getting cited by AI (probably), and what to do about it. Also in this section: What Smart People Miss. The short version The check has five steps and takes about 15 minutes. You're looking in three places: your robots.txt file, your website platform's settings, and your firewall. You don't need to be technical. If your menus look different, a chatbot or a web expert can help. Never use "hide my site from search engines" to block AI.

Part 2 of 3 in the series: The #1 Reason your website isn't getting cited by AI (probably) Skip the next section: How to fix it. The short version "AI bot" isn't one thing. Some bots train AI, some build the search index that AI answers come from, and some fetch a page live when someone asks. Blocking the search bots can remove you from AI answers, even if you only meant to stop training. "Block all the AI bots" is not a safe instruction. Pick a policy on purpose. There are t

Part 1 of 3 one in our series: The #1 Reason your website isn't getting cited by AI (Probably) Also in this series: What Smart People Miss, How to fix it. The short version AI tools can only recommend sites they can read. Three different "doors" can be locked: a robots.txt rule, a platform setting, or a firewall. Blocking the wrong bot can remove you from AI answers, even if you only meant to protect your content. This is the fastest fix on the list, usually one afternoon. Ti