How to generate Image Sitemap?

Hello Friends,

I want to generate the Image sitemap for my website. Please help me.

Thanks

 

When you create an image XML sitemap you list the URL of the page that has the image(s) on it and then the URL of all of the images on that page.
http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=178636

 

Hi, you can check this image sitemap tutorial

 

Nice share Thomas, I am sure it will be helpful for starters seeking assistance.

 

Image sitemap -

Image sitemap
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
 xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1">
<url>
  <loc>Your sitename</loc>
  <image:image>
    <image:loc>Your sitename/i/logo-final.jpg</image:loc>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
    <image:loc>Your sitename/i/name.jpg</image:loc>
  </image:image>
</url>
</urlset>

 

You know, with XML sitemaps for graphics and images you first need to make sure options include relevant image file extensions and MIME types in output filters.

After submitting to Google Webmaster Tools wait a few days for Google to start indexing images.

 

If you want to generate image sitemap you can use xml sitemap. For more info check this link:- http://www.microsystools.com/products/sitemap-generator/help/image-xml-sitemaps/

 

Use this code and check more detail..http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=178636

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1">
<url>
<loc>http://example.com/sample.html</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>http://example.com/image.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc>http://example.com/photo.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image>
</url>
</urlset>

 

There is a free tool called GSiteCrawler that will create a sitemap for your site. Its free which is an added plus