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Moving your website to a Content Delivery Network (CDN) should make things faster, right? Usually, yes. But Google recently explained why a CDN migration can temporarily create an unexpected problem: more crawler traffic hitting your original server.

Here’s what happens. Googlebot sees faster response times and may gradually increase its crawling rate. Meanwhile, your new CDN’s cache is still empty, so requests for uncached pages have to reach your origin server.

That combination can create traffic spikes. And if your team responds by blocking all bots, you could accidentally block Google from accessing your website.

Here’s what Google recommends:

• Expect a warming-up period. A new CDN doesn’t immediately have cached copies of your pages. Initial requests may still reach your origin server.
• Pre-warm important pages. Fetch high-traffic URLs and frequently crawled pages through the CDN at a controlled pace before the full migration.
• Allow verified crawlers. Configure your CDN or Web Application Firewall to recognize legitimate bots instead of challenging every automated request.
• Be careful with CAPTCHAs. Googlebot can’t complete human verification challenges. Blocking it can interfere with crawling and search visibility.
• Use temporary rate limits when necessary. If crawling threatens server stability, Google recommends short-term 429 or 503 responses rather than permanent restrictions.
• Coordinate with your technical team. Monitor origin traffic, cache behavior, and crawler access during the transition.

A CDN can improve site performance, but the migration needs planning. Otherwise, an upgrade meant to help your website could temporarily create problems for the very crawlers you want visiting it.

Head to Google Search Central for more.

Your website analytics say people are leaving. Wouldn’t you love to know why?

Lucky Orange helps you understand visitor behavior through heatmaps, session recordings, conversion funnels, and surveys. You can see where people click, how far they scroll, and which parts of your site might be causing frustration.

Its Discovery AI also analyzes visitor behavior to suggest what needs attention. Pretty useful when you’re tired of guessing why that landing page isn’t converting.

Don’t miss the latest episode of The Daily Carnage Show, where we explore how States are taking social media regulation into their own hands—and what that could mean for platforms, users, and advertisers.

From teen screen time limits and age verification to algorithmic feeds and restrictions on addictive design, new state laws and legal agreements are reshaping how social media platforms operate.

In this episode of The Daily Carnage Show, Shannon breaks down the growing wave of social media regulation, including Meta and TikTok’s agreements with states, New York’s Safe for Kids Act, and Florida’s push for stricter restrictions.

🎙️ Plus, catch up on Season 2:

• Apple’s Secret Ad Tech Blocklist: What Marketers Need to Know (11:04)
• AI Is Killing Entry-Level Marketing Jobs (12:55)
• Microdramas Are Taking Over Marketing (10:43)
• AI CEOs Want to Slow Down. The AI Race Won’t. (11:39)
• Reddit Is Changing SEO & AI Search (10:55)
• The Creator Economy Rules Gaming (43:53)
• Dissecting the Brand Apology (11:35)
• Google Image Search is… Pinterest? (9:26)
• Sony & The Death of Physical Media (8:57)

🎙️ Now streaming on Youtube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music.

That spacing looks off. Can you fix it? Today’s game is Kern It: move the letters until the spacing feels just right, then compare your work. Your inner art director has been waiting for this.

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The Daily Carnage reaches decision-makers at brands, agencies, SaaS companies, and startups who are actively researching solutions, evaluating vendors, and making purchasing decisions every day.

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Nothing says holiday spirit quite like a giant, terrifying yeti crashing your Christmas party.

Levi’s introduces Gus, a furry monster who storms into a cozy cabin and sends everyone into a panic. That is, until someone throws him a red sweater. Suddenly, the creature goes from holiday nightmare to welcome guest.

The best part? The entire film was made using handcrafted Claymation, with every character, outfit, and set built by hand. Each second of animation took four hours to film, making it a nostalgic nod to Levi’s iconic 1995 “Clayman” commercial.

Turns out even the abominable snowman just needed a little holiday warmth.

Spur, 1944