Start with search evidence
Cloudflare request volume remains higher than click evidence, so growth decisions cannot treat all traffic as reader intent.
Record crawlers, test requests, real readers, and high-intent paths separately before deciding which pages deserve more links.
Visibility is not demand
The useful question is not whether the page appeared somewhere; it is whether the search term, page promise, and next action fit the same reader job.
Check the page path
- Keep `cloudflare-verified-bots-ai-crawlers` as the explanation page and route reader action toward task pages
- Keep the test narrow: one priority page with clear topic, source links, internal links, and a conversion action
What still needs proof
Treating technical requests as growth assets will keep topic selection pointed at the wrong signal. Keep the original source open so the announcement, the evidence, and this site's interpretation stay separate.