Crawl Readiness Blog

# AI SEO, without the hype

Guides on AI SEO, llms.txt, robots.txt for AI crawlers, and generative engine optimization — from the team behind Crawl Readiness.

Guides, deep dives, and practical tips on making your website accessible to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and every AI crawler that matters.

- [September 30, 2026 · 7 min read ## How to block AI training without disappearing from AI answers Every major AI company runs one crawler for training and others for search and answers. Block the nine training-only crawlers, leave the rest open, and you are out of the training sets but still in the answers. Here is the list and the robots.txt. robots.txt AI training AI crawlers GEO generative engine optimization](https://www.crawlreadiness.com/blog/block-ai-training-keep-ai-answers)
- [September 30, 2026 · 7 min read ## Why ChatGPT and Perplexity disagree about your brand (and what moves each one) Ask ChatGPT and Perplexity the same question and one names you while the other doesn't. That's not a contradiction: one answers from memory, the other from a search it just ran. Here's what each is made of, what moves it, and how to read the difference. LLM monitoring ChatGPT Perplexity share of voice GEO generative engine optimization](https://www.crawlreadiness.com/blog/why-chatgpt-and-perplexity-disagree-about-your-brand)
- [September 19, 2026 · 6 min read ## GEO vs SEO: what's actually different (and what stays the same) Generative engine optimization (GEO) and SEO overlap more than you'd think — but the win condition is different. Here's how they compare and what to do about it. GEO generative engine optimization SEO AI SEO](https://www.crawlreadiness.com/blog/geo-vs-seo)
- [September 19, 2026 · 6 min read ## Does ChatGPT read my website? How to check in 60 seconds ChatGPT can only cite pages it can actually fetch. Here's how ChatGPT accesses websites, how to check whether yours is readable, and the three things that usually block it. ChatGPT GPTBot GEO generative engine optimization](https://www.crawlreadiness.com/blog/does-chatgpt-read-my-website)
- [September 19, 2026 · 5 min read ## Are you accidentally blocking GPTBot? How to check and fix it GPTBot is OpenAI's crawler — and thousands of sites block it by accident. Here's how to tell if you're blocking GPTBot, whether you should, and how to fix it. GPTBot robots.txt GEO generative engine optimization](https://www.crawlreadiness.com/blog/are-you-blocking-gptbot)
- [September 15, 2026 · 8 min read ## What is llms.txt? The complete 2026 guide llms.txt is a proposed standard for helping AI systems understand your website. Here's what it is, why it matters, and how to add one in under 10 minutes. llms.txt AI SEO guide](https://www.crawlreadiness.com/blog/what-is-llms-txt)
- [September 14, 2026 · 10 min read ## How to check if ChatGPT and other AI crawlers can access your website A step-by-step guide to checking whether ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI can access your site, plus the five most common blockers and how to fix each one. AI crawlers audit guide](https://www.crawlreadiness.com/blog/how-to-check-ai-crawlers)
- [September 13, 2026 · 12 min read ## robots.txt for AI in 2026: block, allow, or something in between Every AI provider has multiple user-agents doing different jobs. Here's the definitive robots.txt guide for ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity, and 40+ others. robots.txt AI crawlers guide](https://www.crawlreadiness.com/blog/robots-txt-for-ai)

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