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I need a Sitemap Pro to help me

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by ace.tuku, Aug 19, 2007.

  1. #1
    I need a LOT of help in the following. Can someone please care to explain this to me.

    1. I have a site. How do i make a sitemap for that ?
    2. How do i submit this sitemap to Google so that my site can get indexed ?

    I would really appreciate if someone can give me a step step link for this so that i can learn as i'm a complete n00b at this.

    Ace Tuku
     
    ace.tuku, Aug 19, 2007 IP
  2. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i suggest you to try gsitecrawler. it's a free and great program for making sitemap

    adding sitemap url to your robots.txt can be ok for you.

    just add sitemap:your-sitemap-url to your robots.txt file
     
    trichnosis, Aug 19, 2007 IP
  3. alejandro

    alejandro Active Member

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    Sign up at google.com/sitemaps to better manage your sitemaps.
     
    alejandro, Aug 20, 2007 IP
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    I'll second that. I've used gsitecrawler on 170 sites and counting, and it works well.
     
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  5. ace.tuku

    ace.tuku Peon

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    Thanks mate for your help. Am looking at it right now and hope it Really works for me :)

    Ace Tuku
     
    ace.tuku, Aug 20, 2007 IP
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    ace.tuku Peon

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    Hello There,

    I have a WP theme installed on my site. I don't see the Robots.txt file anywher. Can you guide me in locating it and help me in changing it please.

    Ace Tuku
     
    ace.tuku, Aug 21, 2007 IP
  7. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    there must be a txt file on your root folder.

    if there is nothink.

    create a txt file with robots insert

    to this txt file and upload it your root folder
     
    trichnosis, Aug 21, 2007 IP
  8. ace.tuku

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    Ok thatz done now...so how long do you think it will take to show affect ??

    Ace TUku
     
    ace.tuku, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    Try sitemapspal.com and follow the instructions, its for google and yahoo.:cool:
     
    braver55b, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    I hope that wont conflict with the one i tried above ?

    EDIT : Okay i followed the steps listed on that website

    # Type your domain name or the url of your links page into the top form field..
    # Press Submit!
    # Copy and paste the entire contents of the results form field into a new txt document on your computer or choose to download the file with the tickbox.
    # Save this document to your computer as 'sitemapspal.xml'.
    # Upload the 'sitemapspal.xml' file to your server.
    # Find the url of your uploaded xml file by typing eg 'http://www.yourwebsiteurl.co.uk/sitemapspal.xml' into your browser. You should see a strange list of urls and no error messages.

    But i dont see urls rather i get a 404 page not found error. What went wrong. Can anyone care to explain me this.
     
    ace.tuku, Aug 22, 2007 IP
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    1. use xml-sitemaps.com. or Xenu program gen site map
    2. save urllist.txt and sitemap.xml
    3. submit to google sitemap (I can't remember url) then ok
     
    kop16, Aug 22, 2007 IP
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    #12
    Go to xml-sitemaps.com to generate sitemaps

    Uploaf sitemaps that you generate from xml-sitemaps.com to your host
    then go to google sitemaps

    Verify you site by add mata tag or upload HTML file to your host
    then click verify

    Click sitemaps
    Click add sitemaps
    Add general web sitemap
    http:yourdomain.xxx/sitemaps.xml <<< fill sitemaps.xml
    click submit
    all these you have to do
     
    luftkop, Aug 22, 2007 IP
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    advantage Well-Known Member

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    If you have any programming experience generate the sitemap yourself from your databases. Sitemap parsers are hell on your server if you have more than a couple thousand pages.

    The format is very simple
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
       <url>
        <loc>http://www.ratefreestuff.com/</loc>
        <lastmod>2007-08-22T20:25:50-09:00</lastmod>
        <changefreq>always</changefreq>
        <priority>1.0</priority>
    
       </url>  
       <url>
        <loc>http://www.ratefreestuff.com/new</loc>
        <lastmod>2007-08-22T20:25:50-09:00</lastmod>
        <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
        <priority>0.9</priority>
       </url>
    .....
    </urlset>
    PHP:
     
    advantage, Aug 22, 2007 IP
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    #14
    hi.. being new here, i can also make a helping suggestion:

    1) *auditmypc.com/free-sitemap-generator.asp
    to easely create the sitemap (without installation etc) and safe it as sitemap.xml

    2) *google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/
    to submit the sitemap to google

    note:.php based sites also need 2 .htaccess rules to make the sitemap and confirmation file accessible for google. i dont have the code in mind yet, but google FAQ helps with that.
     
    renderman, Aug 22, 2007 IP
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    smoniz, Aug 22, 2007 IP