Why It Matters for CTOs & Tech Leaders
As a CTO, you need technical metrics that inform infrastructure decisions. AI Crawl Frequency helps you if ai bots aren't crawling your site regularly, your latest content won't appear in ai responses. monitoring crawl frequency ensures your ai visibility pipeline is working.
How to Measure
Analyze server logs for AI bot user agents
Track crawl frequency by bot type
Monitor which pages are being crawled
Compare crawl patterns over time
Action Items for CTOs & Tech Leaders
Analyze server logs for AI bot user agents
Track crawl frequency by bot type
Monitor AI Crawl Frequency in your observability dashboard
Ensure technical infrastructure supports measurement
Coordinate with marketing on technical improvements
Industry Benchmarks
High frequency: Daily crawls of key pages
Good frequency: Weekly crawls
Low frequency: Monthly or less
Not crawled: No AI bot activity
Reporting Tips for CTOs & Tech Leaders
Track AI Crawl Frequency weekly to identify trends early
Benchmark against competitors to contextualize performance
Include technical infrastructure metrics
Monitor crawler behavior and access patterns
Track implementation completeness
Improvement Strategies
Ensure robots.txt allows AI crawlers
Improve site speed for crawler efficiency
Update content regularly to attract crawls
Submit sitemap and build internal linking