Why It Matters for SEO Managers
As an SEO manager, you need technical metrics that demonstrate SEO value. 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 SEO Managers
Analyze server logs for AI bot user agents
Track crawl frequency by bot type
Integrate AI Crawl Frequency into your SEO reporting suite
Correlate with traditional SEO metrics for insights
Build documentation on how to improve this metric
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 SEO Managers
Track AI Crawl Frequency weekly to identify trends early
Benchmark against competitors to contextualize performance
Correlate with organic traffic and rankings
Break down by page type and category
Include technical health metrics alongside
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