logo
episode-header-image
Dec 2024
19m 22s

The Insane Inefficiencies of AI Crawlers...

Edward Sturm
About this episode

E536: AI crawlers for generative AI companies like OpenAI or Anthropic or even Meta are REALLY inefficient.

Crazy inefficiencies compared to Googlebot.

And this means there's actually a decent chance Generative AI can't even access your pages and posts to learn off them. If the bots can't access them, the generative AI can't recommend your brand.

So this is what's wrong with these AI crawlers and then how you can fix this (and yes, there is a direct and actionable solution).

Source: https://vercel.com/blog/the-rise-of-the-ai-crawler

00:00 Introduction to AI Crawlers
00:48 AI Crawler Traffic
03:45 JavaScript Rendering Capabilities
06:31 Content Type Priorities
08:20 Crawling Inefficiencies
11:30 Recommendations for Site Owners
17:17 Final Thoughts

The Edward Show. Your daily search engine optimization podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/

#seotips #searchengineoptimization #webdevelopment #growthmarketing

Up next
Nov 24
8 Proven Link Building Strategies from the SEO Subreddit
<p>E873: I break down the top link building strategies shared by professionals in a high-performing SEO subreddit thread.</p> <p>These are real-world approaches that marketers are using right now to acquire backlinks - ranging from guest posts and Source of Source to outreach to ... Show More
11m 15s
Nov 23
How ANY Local Business Can Hit $100K/Month in 90 Days With SEO (BUT Most Get It Wrong)
<p>E872: Most "experts" say SEO takes 12 months to work. Sarvesh Shrivastava, today's guest, shows that for local businesses, that's flat-out wrong.</p> <p>With the right structure, foundation, and targeting, you can realistically hit $100K/month in under 90 days using SEO - but ... Show More
1h 24m
Nov 22
Free SEO Tools That Actually Work: David Quaid On Bing, Backlinks & Ranking Fast
<p>E871: SEO legend David Quaid is back with a high-value breakdown of the most powerful free SEO tools - including several hidden features inside Bing Webmaster Tools that most marketers completely overlook.</p> <p>Whether you're running your own site, starting SEO from scratch, ... Show More
20m 2s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2025
EP 577: AI Isn't Your Company’s Advantage. AI Is Just the Internet.
<p>Using AI isn&apos;t a competitive advantage anymore. 🤦<br/><br/>It&apos;s just like using the internet. <br/><br/>If your company is stuck in AI slow motion or spending too much time TRYING to be innovative with AI, you need to listen to this show. </p><p>Don&apos;t miss this ... Show More
43m 21s
Aug 26
Tools and Tips Special - Navigating AI Search, Ads & SEO in 2025
In this episode of The Digital Marketing Podcast, hosts Daniel Rowles and Ciaran Rogers return with a fresh round of insights and hands-on tools to help digital marketers adapt and experiment in the evolving AI-driven marketing landscape. From Google's AI Max campaigns to the exp ... Show More
27m 20s
Jul 2025
How I'm Building a Zero-Employee Business with AI
Want to Automate your work with AI? Get the playbook here: https://clickhubspot.com/wgk Episode 66: Can you really build a zero-employee business with AI? Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) sits down with John Rush (https://x.com/johnrushx), founder and self-proclaimed buil ... Show More
46 m
Jul 2024
SEO 2.0: How to Trick Google and Rank AI Content ft. Greg Isenberg
Episode 16: How is AI transforming the future of SEO and job markets? Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) and Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) are joined by innovator Greg Isenberg (https://x.com/gregisenberg), founder of Late Checkout and Boring Marketer. Greg hosts “The ... Show More
48m 14s
May 2025
How Googlebot crawls the web
<p dir="ltr">In this episode of Search Off the Record, Martin and Gary from the Google Search Relations team take a deep dive into how Googlebot and web crawling work—past, present, and future. Through their humorous and thoughtful conversation, they explore how crawling evolved ... Show More
32m 41s
Sep 4
Is Google Now the AI Leader?
Google’s AI comeback is turning into something bigger. Today’s AI Daily Brief covers whether Google has taken the lead in the AI race, with multimodal breakthroughs, Gemini’s surge, and a huge antitrust win around Chrome. We also dig into Anthropic’s $13B raise at a stunning $183 ... Show More
29m 23s
Jul 2025
The Robots Aren't Coming—They're Already Here (And They're Cheaper Than Your Project Engineer)
<p dir="ltr">From the office to the job sites, AI is rapidly changing the construction industry just as any other. The newly developed AI tools currently available can help you to process data from variety of sources, providing you with insights to make smart decisions. One cruci ... Show More
21m 15s
Jan 2025
Scaling SEO Deliverables With AI
<p>Eric Hoover, Director of SEO at Jellyfish, delves into unlocking SEO growth with AI. In SEO, AI isn't just a tool—it's a new team member providing fresh perspectives. By leveraging language models to analyze websites, identify gaps, and handle more tedious tasks,&nbsp;SEOs can ... Show More
24m 8s
Sep 5
How to Be An AI Leader (According to OpenAI)
OpenAI has published a new leadership guide for executives, laying out five principles — align, activate, amplify, accelerate, and govern — designed to help organizations lead in the age of AI. This episode breaks down the most important lessons, the subtext behind OpenAI’s recom ... Show More
28m 11s
Aug 28
Agentic AI Engineers with Spiros Xanthos, Resolve AI CEO
<p>Spiros Xanthos is the CEO of Resolve AI which builds agentic AI systems that detect, investigate, and resolve production incidents automatically, letting engineers focus on building instead of firefighting. Their multi-agent platform reduces mean-time-to-resolution by up to 5× ... Show More
17m 17s