Kind of confused with google sitemap

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by Knight1234, Jan 13, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hey all,

    yesterday I added a sitemap to Google but it always has this "X" mark on it, as you can see in the pic below. I just want to know whats wrong with it? Is it wrong?

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    Knight1234, Jan 13, 2010 IP
  2. beyondelectricdreams

    beyondelectricdreams Peon

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    What's the error message that appears if you click on the sitemap?
     
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  3. Knight1234

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    O, Okay nvm!!

    I think I fixed it.
    It had a path error:
     
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  4. Knight1234

    Knight1234 Peon

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    Okay now I have a problem with the error above. I dont know how to fix this :S
     
    Knight1234, Jan 13, 2010 IP
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    #5
    Just change the URLs in your sitemap to include the www.

    What did you use to generate the sitemap?
     
    beyondelectricdreams, Jan 13, 2010 IP
  6. Knight1234

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    I used Vbseo...and I dont know how to change the URLs....it doesnt have the options in settings...
     
    Knight1234, Jan 14, 2010 IP
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    #7
    that's mean, robot can't read your sitemap. have you created your sitemap?
     
    excello, Jan 14, 2010 IP
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    Just make sure your URLs in generated sitemap file match how Google access your domain. It means you can't mix domains/subdomains/www/non-www in sitemap/website. For more explanation, check this article about not mixing addresses in xml sitemaps.
     
    websitetools, Jan 16, 2010 IP
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    If you use a domain that isn't country specific (such as .com), make sure that the IP address of the site is located in that country.
     
    johagulo, Jan 21, 2010 IP