Created sitemap but google does not accept it

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by Gitte, Apr 23, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi
    I created a sitemap in xml format, and i believe i followed all the guidelines i could find. Still google does not accept it.
    If anyone could come up with a good idea I would be gratefull!
    Link to sitemap:
    http://www.mirus-aps.dk/sitemap.xml

    Kind regards
    Gitte
    www.mirus-aps.dk
     
    Gitte, Apr 23, 2007 IP
  2. danielbruzual

    danielbruzual Active Member

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    Doesn't seem to be anything wrong. Maybe the URLs you use in the sitemap (containing www) are not the same as the website you added to your Google webmaster account (non-www). That's all I can think of.
     
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  3. Gitte

    Gitte Guest

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    #3
    Hi Daniel
    Thanks for the quick reply.
    Good to hear that the code seems ok.

    When I look at the google dashboard I see "www" in front of the sitename. I guess thats what you ment?

    I tried removing the www's from the sitemap, but no change.

    The error message translated from danish(!) is something like:
    Line 2: Incorrect namespace Code: urlset
    Your sitemap or your sitemap index does not state the namespace correctly

    Does that help?

    Regards
    Gitte
    www.mirus-aps.dk
     
    Gitte, Apr 23, 2007 IP
  4. rcj662

    rcj662 Guest

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    #4
    That is a good point about the www urls. How long has site been submitted. Do you have any links to site that get spidered.
     
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  5. Gitte

    Gitte Guest

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    #5
    The site was published around november.
    Still not indexed by google, and that is why im working on it now. I read that sitemap would make it easier for googlebot til crawl.

    There are no links to my site, and no links to other websites from mine. I know its not good, and I will work on that. But it should not prevent the acceptance of the sitemap?

    Kind regards
    Gitte
    www.mirus-aps.dk
     
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  6. easywab

    easywab Peon

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    #6
    Inbound links are nothing to do with the sitemap... I have checked the validity of your sitemap... it is ok. So try to resubmit it.
    Also pls try to use sitemap version 0.9... small tag changes will be needed....
     
    easywab, Apr 23, 2007 IP
  7. websitetools

    websitetools Well-Known Member

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    #7
    Try to use
    <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
    instead
     
    websitetools, Apr 24, 2007 IP
  8. Gitte

    Gitte Guest

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    Thanks for the replies everyone.
    Lets just say that I learned something about schemas....
    The problem was, that I referred to a schema on my site, but it was not there!! This was my first sitemap, so i copy/pasted and changed it, but.....

    Thanks again everyone.
    Gitte

    Experience is knowledge - the rest is just information (think it is an Einstein quote)
     
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  9. easywab

    easywab Peon

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    #9
    change first line to
    <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"> as ThomasSchulz said... your sitemap will accessible to yahoo and msn also..
     
    easywab, May 4, 2007 IP
  10. easywab

    easywab Peon

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    #10
    change first line to
    <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"> as ThomasSchulz said... your sitemap will accessible to yahoo and msn also..
     
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  11. crag

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    Well, I've tried several sitemaps as well. I've created one myself, used different online sitemap creators and web site and google would not accept neigher one of them.
    I'm lost, do not know where is the problem
     
    crag, May 4, 2007 IP
  12. linhhuchong

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    #12
    Try a Sitemap creator tool in google
     
    linhhuchong, May 5, 2007 IP
  13. binh

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    #13
    I'm glad you fixed the problem...so you should close the threat so no one else will respond to it, like i just did.
     
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