i am very confused..

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by alarik, Apr 7, 2007.

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    Okay,everybody sais it is good to submit a sitemap,but I just can't find a clear answer.You must submit the sitemap in www.google.com/webmasters or to include a html sitemap in your website,in the footer?
     
    alarik, Apr 7, 2007 IP
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    When people say 'submit a sitemap' they definitely mean submitting one to google webmaster tools.

    This doesn't mean that adding a sitemap to your site for your users is a bad idea. It's in fact a very good idea.
     
    kh7, Apr 7, 2007 IP
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    okay,thank you very much for this answer.
    Also I would like to know if it is good,for SEO purposes,to have a html sitemap on the website.
     
    alarik, Apr 7, 2007 IP
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    Yes. It means more direct internal links to your pages.
    If a section on a site is not being indexed well, I will usually add links to a deeper level in that section. Works like a charm.

    I don't mess with XML sitemaps in google webmaster tools myself. But for an online store or something, with lots of generated pages, I probably would. Just to make sure google can distinguish the important pages from the generated fluff.
     
    kh7, Apr 7, 2007 IP
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    If you want to have a useful and effective sitemap file, submit it with Google Webmasters.
     
    3POWER, Apr 9, 2007 IP
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    If you only submit your sitemap to google webmaster account and without adding the html code into your pages, it's useless. They are 2 steps you shall do to make your sitemap work.
     
    hhheng, Apr 17, 2007 IP