HRXQ: AI Bot Indexing
Hello,
Do I understand that BD doesn't allow AI bots to crawl websites? As AI is getting more important, it seems important to be found by AI. There seems to be a "Enhanced Hosting Bundle" for an extra cost per month, but I already have double limits and SSL (which this package includes for a cost). It doesn't seem like the 75% discount code works for this either. Is there a way for AppSumo users to allow AI bot access without buying this extra package at full price?
Jason_BrilliantDirectories
Edited Dec 14, 2025A: Thanks for your question — it’s a fair and important one.
Every Brilliant Directories site includes Forever Free Hosting. This isn’t a trial or temporary perk — it’s production-ready hosting we’ve offered for 10+ years and it fully supports normal search engine indexing.
Regarding AI crawlers: when we tested them on standard hosting, they proved to be far more aggressive than traditional search bots, repeatedly crawling large portions of sites and consuming significant server resources. To keep sites fast and the platform stable for everyone, AI crawling is handled differently than regular search engine traffic on Forever Free Hosting.
This approach is about long-term sustainability. It helps ensure Brilliant Directories remains fast, reliable, and well-supported — not another lifetime deal that struggles under infrastructure costs and disappears.
For users who want AI crawler access, the Enhanced Hosting Bundle is available. This is a hosting upgrade (not a software add-on) and includes:
• 🤖 AI crawler access (OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, Anthropic, and more)
• ⚡ Double server resources
• 📶 Additional website bandwidth
Because this upgrade adds dedicated server resources specifically for AI crawling, it’s offered separately from the AppSumo software tiers. This allows us to keep Forever Free Hosting included for everyone, while giving users an optional path to enable AI bot crawling when it makes sense for their site.
Please let us know if you have any more questions — always happy to help!