ChatGPT (robots.txt): What Does It Block and What Does It Allow?

A look at ChatGPT's robots.txt reveals it has two sitemaps: https://chatgpt.com/sitemap.xml and https://chatgpt.com/marketing-sitemap.xml. A sitemap.xml plays a role in making the pages exposed on a website more easily discoverable, and they are operated strategically for various purposes.

In the past, marketing strategies were based on loyal customers, or 'brand loyalty.' Brands built trust by showcasing their unique features and history.

A "Free SEO Consulting" offer generated 100+ sign-ups from a niche Korean startup community without ads, but zero from a paid LinkedIn campaign with 11,000 impressions. The success was due to targeting a high-need audience (startups). The failure was attributed to a vague offer, the wrong ad objective (Brand Awareness instead of Conversions), and poor targeting on a broad platform. This starkly contrasts the effectiveness of precise targeting versus a large, unfocused ad spen

Think Incognito mode is truly private? Our experiment using Google Analytics 4 (GA4) reveals the truth. We found websites can still track visits from Chrome's Incognito and Edge's InPrivate modes. Learn why Incognito only hides history on your device, not from the sites you visit. Discover how privacy browsers like DuckDuckGo actively block trackers for better online protection. Understand this crucial difference to truly protect your data.

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