SEO & AI Guides

Practical guides for optimizing your website for search engines and AI systems. All guides are based on official documentation from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, and other vendors.

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How to Check if ChatGPT and AI Search Can See Your Website

Learn how GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, and Google-Extended work—and how to test whether AI crawlers can reach your pages.

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robots.txt Rules for AI Crawlers (Examples)

Copy-paste robots.txt for GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and more with testing tips.

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Free SEO + AI-Readiness Checklist (10 Minutes)

A practical 10-minute checklist: titles, canonicals, sitemap, robots, AI bots, schema, OG image, PageSpeed, mobile, and more.

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How to Write a Meta Description That Gets Clicks

Google often rewrites snippets. Write unique, intent-matched meta descriptions that still work when Search pulls page text instead.

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What Is llms.txt and Do I Need One?

Jeremy Howard's proposed Markdown map for AI agents. Google Search says it ignores it. Who should add one, with a minimal example.

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How to Add Schema Markup (Structured Data) for Beginners

Add JSON-LD structured data (Organization, Article, Product, more). Use Google's docs, Rich Results Test, and know FAQ/HowTo rich-result limits.

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How to Get Your Site Indexed by Bing (and Why It Matters for ChatGPT Search)

Index your site in Bing with Webmaster Tools, sitemaps, and IndexNow—and how that relates (softly) to ChatGPT search and OAI-SearchBot.

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Google AI Overviews & AI Mode: What Site Owners Actually Need

Google's rules for AI Overviews and AI Mode: same Search eligibility, no special AI file or schema, Googlebot vs Google-Extended, Search Console controls.