How llms.txt made ChatGPT my #1 traffic source (a free IP API, 8 weeks in) Tags: webdev, seo, ai, cloudflare (opens in new tab)

I run HackMyIP, a free IP/privacy toolkit: IP lookup, VPN/proxy and DNS-leak detection, email-breach check, WHOIS, a CIDR calculator, and a free no-key API. It's about 8 weeks old. I'm writing this up because one decision moved the needle more than any backlink or keyword I chased: I made the site readable by AI assistants, not just by Google. Here's the part that surprised me. Looking at the last 28 days of analytics: chatgpt.com referrals: 157 sessions (107 of them engaged) Google search: 4...