How & Why To Prevent Bots From Crawling Your Site via @sejournal, @BrianHarnish

Don't fall into the same trap that others do: Block bots and spiders from crawling your site and avoid unwanted traffic with these top tips. The post How & Why To Prevent Bots From Crawling Your Site appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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