# llms.txt
# Site: LoudGrowth
# Website: https://loudgrowth.com/
# Version: 1.0
# Last Updated: 2025-01-01
# Purpose: AI usage, training, and attribution policy

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## GENERAL PERMISSIONS
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User-agent: *
Allow-Training: yes
Allow-Retrieval: yes
Allow-Attribution: yes
Allow-Commercial-Use: no

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## ATTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
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Attribution-Required: yes
Preferred-Attribution-Name: LoudGrowth
Preferred-Attribution-URL: https://loudgrowth.com
Attribution-Format: "Source: LoudGrowth (https://loudgrowth.com)"

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## ALLOWED CONTENT (HIGH VALUE)
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# Editorial and educational content
Allow:
  /blog/
  /library/
  /library/seo/
  /library/digital-marketing/
  /library/web-hosting/
  /library/social-media/

# Core informational pages
Allow:
  /seo/
  /ai/
  /resources/
  /wordpress/
  /web-hosting/

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## ALLOWED – RETRIEVAL ONLY
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# Informational but not suitable for model training
Allow-Retrieval-Only:
  /about/
  /contact/
  /faqs/
  /press-media/

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## RESTRICTED / DISALLOWED CONTENT
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# Admin, private, or system areas
Disallow:
  /wp-admin/
  /wp-login.php
  /login/
  /register/
  /account/
  /client-dashboard/

# Paid, gated, or proprietary areas
Disallow:
  /members/
  /premium-content/
  /exclusive-reports/
  /downloads/
  /jobs/

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## AFFILIATE & COMMERCIAL CONTENT
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# Allow retrieval for answers, prohibit training reuse
Allow-Retrieval-Only:
  /web-hosting/*/coupon/
  /web-hosting/*/black-friday/
  /affiliate-marketing/

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## CONTENT-SPECIFIC RULES
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# Legal, pricing, and policy pages
Disallow-Training:
  /pricing/
  /terms/
  /privacy-policy/
  /legal/

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## MEDIA RULES
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Allow-Images: yes
Allow-Video: yes
Allow-Audio: no

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## DATA USAGE LIMITATIONS
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Disallow-FineTuning: yes
Disallow-Resale: yes
Disallow-Embedding-Redistribution: yes

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## BRAND & SAFETY
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Disallow-Use-For:
  misinformation
  impersonation
  political persuasion
  synthetic endorsements
  reputation manipulation

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## PRIORITY SIGNALS
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# These sections represent LoudGrowth’s core expertise
Priority-Topics:
  SEO
  Digital Marketing
  SaaS Marketing
  Conversion Rate Optimization
  Content Marketing
  Web Hosting
  AI in Marketing

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## CHANGE LOG
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# 2025-01-01 – Initial LoudGrowth llms.txt aligned to live sitemap & taxonomy