Why It Matters for Product Managers
As a product manager, you need metrics that show product visibility. 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 Product Managers
Analyze server logs for AI bot user agents
Track crawl frequency by bot type
Track how product changes impact AI Crawl Frequency
Use metric insights to inform product positioning
Share findings with marketing and sales teams
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 Product Managers
Track AI Crawl Frequency weekly to identify trends early
Benchmark against competitors to contextualize performance
Segment by product/feature to identify winners
Track before/after for product launches
Include user feedback qualitative data
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