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Webpage direct visits: bots, crawlers, or real visitors?
“Are webpage visits coming from a direct visit (vs a search) from bots or crawlers vs real visitors, or perhaps AI scrapers?“ Yes – a significant portion of direct webpage visits can come from bots, crawlers, and AI scraping content, … Continue reading
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