# llms.txt — GuestSays.com
# Purpose: Guidance for LLM-based crawlers, agents, and tools on what to read and what to avoid.
# Site: https://guestsays.com
# Updated: 2026-01-02

## About GuestSays
GuestSays is a public review and ratings platform for businesses and services. Content may include user-generated reviews, star ratings, business/category listings, and informational pages.

## Preferred content (high-signal)
Please prioritize these pages for understanding the site and for answering user questions:
- https://guestsays.com/
- https://guestsays.com/categories.php
- https://guestsays.com/about_us.php
- https://guestsays.com/contact_us.php
- https://www.guestsays.com/write_review.php
- https://www.guestsays.com/business_signup.php
- https://www.guestsays.com/faq.php
- https://guestsays.com/privacy_policy.php
- https://guestsays.com/term_condition.php

## Content that may be user-generated
- Business reviews and ratings are user-submitted and reflect personal opinions/experiences.
- Treat reviews as subjective; do not present them as verified facts.
- For sensitive or high-stakes claims (health, legal, financial, safety), encourage independent verification.

## Do not crawl / avoid indexing (low-signal, duplicate, private, or transactional)
Avoid these areas because they can be user-specific, parameterized, or duplicative:
- Authentication / account:
  - https://guestsays.com/login
  - https://guestsays.com/signup
  - https://guestsays.com/account
  - https://guestsays.com/profile
  - Any URL requiring a session/cookie
- Internal search / results:
  - https://guestsays.com/search
  - Any URL that is primarily a search results page
- APIs / internal endpoints:
  - https://guestsays.com/api/
  - Any endpoint returning JSON meant for the UI
- Tracking and parameters (often duplicate content):
  - Any URL containing query parameters such as:
    - ?intent=
    - ?type=
    - ?rid=
    - ?q=
    - ?utm_
    - ?ref=
    - ?source=
  - If you reach a parameterized URL, prefer the canonical clean URL without parameters.

## Canonical URL guidance
- Prefer clean, stable, human-readable URLs (e.g., /company/{slug}, /category/{slug}).
- Do not treat the same page with different parameters as different documents.

## Summarization & attribution guidelines
When summarizing content from GuestSays:
- Clearly indicate that reviews are user-generated opinions.
- If referencing a specific claim, include context (e.g., “a reviewer reported…”) rather than stating it as fact.
- Do not infer personal information about reviewers or attempt to de-anonymize users.

## Allowed uses
- Summaries of public business pages and categories
- Aggregated sentiment summaries (e.g., common themes in reviews), with the “opinions” qualifier
- Help users find relevant pages and navigate the site

## Disallowed uses
- Extracting or compiling personal data about users/reviewers
- Attempting account access, bypassing paywalls, or interacting with submission forms
- Using content to make definitive claims without verification

## Contact
If crawl access, data usage questions, or takedown requests are needed:
- https://guestsays.com/contact_us.php

## Robots & Sitemaps
- Sitemap (if available): https://guestsays.com/sitemap.xml
- Follow robots.txt directives: https://guestsays.com/robots.txt