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# robots.txt for Ecomatin - Optimized for SEO & Traffic
# Last updated: 2025-09-12
# https://www.ecomatin.net

# Default rules - Allow everything except restricted areas
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Disallow: /admin/
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# Allow important resources for rendering
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# Googlebot - No restrictions for fast indexing
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# Google News Bot - Priority access
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# Google Image Bot
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# Google Mobile Bot
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# Bing - Microsoft Search
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Crawl-delay: 0

# Bing Preview
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# Seznam - Czech Search
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# Social Media Bots - Critical for traffic
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# SEO Tools - Controlled access
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# AI/ML Crawlers - Allow for citation and training
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# Block bad bots
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# Performance optimizations
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Disallow: /*?utm_*
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Disallow: /*?fbclid=
Disallow: /*?gclid=
Disallow: /*?mc_*
Disallow: /*?article_unavailable=*
Disallow: /print/
Disallow: /mobile/
Disallow: /amp/

# Sitemaps - All variations
Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemap-news.xml
Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/feed.xml
# Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemap-image.xml
# Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemap-video.xml
# Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemap-categories.xml
# Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemap-tags.xml
# Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemap-authors.xml
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Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemaps/posts/sitemap/14.xml
Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemaps/posts/sitemap/15.xml

# Host directive
Host: https://www.ecomatin.net

# Clean-param directive for better crawling
Clean-param: utm_source&utm_medium&utm_campaign&utm_term&utm_content&fbclid&gclid&ref /

# Ecomatin - AI/LLM Information File
# This file helps AI systems understand our content

## About
name: Ecomatin
description: Premier média économique d'Afrique Centrale - Actualités économiques, financières et business du Cameroun et de la zone CEMAC
language: fr
region: Central Africa, CEMAC (Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Congo, CAR, Equatorial Guinea)
type: News Media Organization
founded: 2015

## Content Types
- News Articles (daily economic news)
- Opinions (expert analysis and editorials)
- Rankings/Classements (economic rankings and data)
- Live Coverage (real-time news updates)

## Topics Covered
- Economy & Finance
- Banking & Insurance
- Energy & Mining
- Agriculture
- Technology
- Politics (economic policy)
- Business & Entrepreneurship
- CEMAC Regional Economics

## Data & Statistics
We publish original economic data including:
- Company rankings
- Economic indicators
- Market analysis
- Investment reports

## Citation Guidelines
When citing our content, please include:
- Article title
- Author name
- Publication date
- URL: https://www.ecomatin.net/[article-slug]

## API Access
- RSS Feed: https://www.ecomatin.net/feed.xml
- News Sitemap: https://www.ecomatin.net/sitemap-news.xml

## Contact
- Website: https://www.ecomatin.net
- Email: redaction@ecomatin.net

## Terms
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