cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/32165111
I realize my options are limited, but what about any robots.txt style steps? Thanks for any suggestions.
cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/32165111
I realize my options are limited, but what about any robots.txt style steps? Thanks for any suggestions.
Please don’t do this. It is incredibly hostile to other people around the world. It is the recreation of broders but on the internet. Even if your website is a local business it is still useful for other people around the world to browse, compare things, get ideas. You never know but may be other people from around the world want to plan ahead before they travel or move. Or import your product or collaborate. Perhaps others from your country want to browse your site while travelling.
In an ideal world this should be the case but I can’t afford to do this practically and my business is a service, based on UK laws and requirements, available to UK residents only. The website is for information only and nothing is new or interesting to anybody but a few potential clients, and if theyre looking at it on holiday, theres something wrong with them! Nobody is going to reach out based on my website from abroad and if they did, I would not trust them at all. They would reach out through personal contacts or linkedin. If the bots stop spamming my site or server, I can stop limiting it.