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The most accurate Spider Detector - 100% Free!
Get automatic notification every time a spider visits your website!
Spidermatic FAQ
- Why do I need Spidermatic?
- What kind of information will Spidermatic tell me?
- How much does Spidermatic cost?
- Why would I want to know when a spider visits my website?
- Can I use the same ID on multiple websites?
- How do I know if my server supports PHP?
- How can I test if Spidermatic is working correctly?
- Is there a way I can get a test mail from Spidermatic just to be sure?
- Why do I need Spidermatic?
Spidermatic automatically notifies you each time a search engine spider (agent/robot/crawler) visits your website saving you from having to examine your log files each time.
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- What kind of information will Spidermatic tell me?
Spidermatic will tell you the name of the search engine spider (agent/robot/crawler), when it visited your site, the domain name it visited, the name of the company behind the spider and the company URL.
To see a sample email click here.
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- How much does Spidermatic cost?
Spidermatic is 100% free, your cost is nothing (nada,zero, zip!)
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- Why would I want to know when a spider visits my website?
There are many reasons, some of which include:
- so you know that your new website content will be updated
- if you are using paid inclusion service, to keep the search engines honest
- determine which search engines are visiting and indexing your website
- learn to predict the search engine spider visiting patterns
- easily keep track of multiple websites
- monitor when your search engines submissions have been accepted
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- Can I use the same ID on multiple websites?
Sure, just upload the same file set to multiple website (with different domain names) and Spidermatic will tell you the domain name that was being visited in the email.
Of course, if you prefer, you could sign up with a different email for each different account.
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- How do I know if my server supports PHP?
Most webservers do, to be sure just ask your hosting company.
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- How can I test if Spidermatic is working correctly?
After uploading the files to your webserver, look at the following in your browser:
http://www.yourdomain.com/robots.txt
http://www.yourdomain.com/robots.alert
If they look the same your installation is successful
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- Is there a way I can get a test mail from Spidermatic just to be sure?
Yes, of course. Put the following URL in your browser:
http://www.yourdomain.com/robots.txt?test=yes
You should receive an email from Spidermatic within a few minutes.
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1) Register
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Register - Its 100% Free!
All you need is a valid email address
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2) Choose Spiders
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Choose your spiders
You can decide which spiders you want to receive notification about
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3) Upload
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Upload 2 files
Just upload 2 small files to your server and you're done!
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