Is CrawlClick commercially live?
The infrastructure supports an invite-only Stripe test-mode pilot. Live Stripe keys are rejected until the efficacy experiment records a go verdict.
Frequently asked questions
The pilot, without the euphemisms.
These answers describe the current day-0 boundary. Product status changes only when implementation and evidence change.
Does a placement guarantee appearance in an AI answer?
No. The pilot bills disclosed insertions into eligible source material and separately measures answer surfacing, disclosure carry-through, citations and referrals.
How much must an advertiser fund?
The minimum initial funding is $100 USD through Stripe Checkout by card or US bank account. Stripe processing fees are absorbed by the platform.
When does a publisher receive a payout?
Publisher earnings carry forward until the available balance reaches $50 and the connected Stripe account is enabled for payouts.
What revenue share does a publisher receive?
Publishers receive the majority of insertion revenue. The exact pilot split is disclosed during application approval rather than published on the public website.
Does CrawlClick affect ordinary site visitors?
No paid treatment applies to people on day 0. The managed edge keeps human traffic on the unchanged origin path; AI-referral navigation signals are directional analytics only and never billable.
Who operates the publisher edge route?
CrawlClick attaches each verified host to its own Cloudflare-for-SaaS Worker. The publisher points a CNAME but does not deploy billable edge code or receive the separate platform credential.
What happens if CrawlClick is unavailable?
The managed edge route fails open to the publisher origin. The original page remains the availability source of truth.
How are AI crawlers verified?
A user-agent string is insufficient. CrawlClick uses vendor-backed IP ranges, forward-confirmed reverse DNS or signed-request evidence according to the agent.
Who can join the pilot?
The day-0 cohort is invite-only, US-only and USD-only. Every request is reviewed before an organisation and first magic link are provisioned.
What if my question is about a specific pilot?
Use the access request for a new commercial pilot or email hello@crawlclick.com for security, privacy and participant support.