Product Managers: Unblock AI Crawlers from Your Website
How product managers can identify and solve the problem of ai crawlers blocked by robots.txt. Role-specific strategies and action items.
프로덕트 매니저에게 이 문제가 중요한 이유
For Product Managers, your robots.txt is preventing AI systems from accessing your content. This simple fix can dramatically improve your AI visibility. This directly impacts your ability to succeed in your role as AI becomes a primary discovery channel.
프로덕트 매니저가 인지해야 할 징후
AI crawlers can't access your content
Robots.txt configuration blocks AI bots
Technical setup prevents AI discovery
No AI-referred traffic due to crawler blocks
프로덕트 매니저를 위한 해결 방안
프로덕트 매니저에 맞춘 전략:
Add explicit allow rules for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot
Review and update robots.txt to allow AI crawlers
Remove overly broad disallow rules
Test robots.txt with Google's testing tool
Monitor server logs to confirm AI crawlers are accessing your site
Consider creating an llms.txt file for AI-specific guidance
프로덕트 매니저를 위한 실행 항목
다음 구체적인 단계부터 시작하세요:
Test how AI describes your product (ask "What does [Product] do?")
Write explicit product definitions for key pages
Create a product FAQ covering common questions
Add Product or SoftwareApplication schema
Schedule monthly AI description audits