AI bots are increasingly crawling websites to train their models and provide instant answers — sometimes replacing traditional search engine traffic. But should you let them use your content, or block them entirely?

In this episode, Charly explains Cloudflare’s new “Block AI Bots” and “AI Labyrinth” features, showing exactly where to find and enable them. She breaks down the pros and cons so you can decide what’s right for your site.

📌 In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ Why AI bots visit your site — and what they do with your content

✅ How excessive bot traffic can hurt performance and cost you money

✅ When blocking AI bots might protect your business

✅ Step-by-step on turning on AI Labyrinth and Block AI Bots in Cloudflare

🛡️ Manage your site’s traffic wisely — protect resources while keeping the right visitors.

🔗Join my locals community and strike up a conversation about the topic

About the Author Charly Leetham

Charly Leetham has been in technology for over 40 years - from earning her amateur radio license at 13 to founding and running Ask Charly Leetham, a digital services business serving small businesses worldwide. After losing $1 million in a franchise failure, she rebuilt from scratch and has kept her business running for nearly two decades through skill, systems, and relentless practicality.

She hosts the podcast Rise and Shine - Your Business Tech Boost with Charly Leetham and speaks about what it actually takes to build businesses that work and last - not just look good on paper.

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