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How to deal with bad bots and crawlers that waste your server resources and harm your website?

It is true that there are bad bots and crawlers that can potentially harm your website by consuming server resources, engaging in scraping, or attempting to exploit vulnerabilities. These malicious bots can negatively impact your website’s performance, security, and user … Continue reading →

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Is it a bad idea for SEO and search engine indexing and ranking to block bots and crawlers from accessing your website?

Blocking search engine bots and crawlers from accessing your website is generally a bad idea if your goal is to achieve good SEO rankings and search engine indexing. Here’s why: Instead of blocking search engine bots, it’s generally recommended to … Continue reading →

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How reliable and accurate is Google Analytics?

Google Analytics is a reliable and accurate tool for tracking website traffic and visitor behavior. It is used by millions of websites around the world, and it is considered to be the industry standard for web analytics. Google Analytics uses … Continue reading →

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