CTOs & Tech Leaders: Stop AI from Recommending Discontinued Products
How ctos & tech leaders can identify and solve the problem of ai recommends discontinued products. Role-specific strategies and action items.
Why This Matters for CTOs & Tech Leaders
For CTOs & Tech Leaders, aI systems are recommending products or services you no longer offer, frustrating potential customers. Learn how to clean up your AI presence. This directly impacts your ability to succeed in your role as AI becomes a primary discovery channel.
Signs CTOs & Tech Leaders Should Recognize
AI recommends products you've sunset or discontinued
Users ask about features from deprecated versions
Old product names appear in AI recommendations
AI doesn't know about your latest product lineup
Solutions for CTOs & Tech Leaders
Strategies tailored for ctos & tech leaders:
Redirect discontinued product pages to current alternatives
Create 'product sunset' announcements with migration paths
Update all references to discontinued products
Add 'discontinued' notices and alternatives to old pages
Build authority for current products with fresh content
Contact external sites to update their information
Action Items for CTOs & Tech Leaders
Start with these concrete steps:
Audit robots.txt across all properties for AI crawler access
Implement JSON-LD structured data standards
Add AI crawler monitoring to observability stack
Ensure SSR/SSG for content pages (not client-only)
Create technical documentation for AI optimization
Helpful Resources
CTOs & Tech Leaders Guide
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