A Anatomize Registered Member Joined Jan 27, 2012 Messages 84 Reaction score 14 Feb 2, 2019 #1 I'm just curious, what would be the benefit, just to block competitors from seeing your backlink patterns? Are there any downsides?
I'm just curious, what would be the benefit, just to block competitors from seeing your backlink patterns? Are there any downsides?
Arghs Junior Member Joined Dec 6, 2009 Messages 119 Reaction score 40 Feb 2, 2019 #2 It shouldn't have any impact on your SEO. As you have already mentioned, people mainly do it to block competitors analyzing their site. In case you decide to block them: Code: User-agent: AhrefsBot User-agent: SemrushBot
It shouldn't have any impact on your SEO. As you have already mentioned, people mainly do it to block competitors analyzing their site. In case you decide to block them: Code: User-agent: AhrefsBot User-agent: SemrushBot
