Pointing a pr8 link at my sitemap or the site, which is better for indexing?

Question 1:I have a HUGE HUGE sitemap file. It's a directory sitemap, over 90,000 URLs. What is the best way to get the best indexing? What if I were to buy a pr8 or higher link and point it directly at the actual .xml sitemap? Or would it be better to just point it at the directory?

Question 2:
Also, the directory is off of a main site: www.thesite.com/directory
I already have a sitemap for the main site, but where should the directory sitemap file go? Should it be placed in the top level of the site or be placed in the top level of the /directory folder?

 

Sitemaps have no concern with indexing, it is just a show path for google.
There is no use of pointing such high PR link to a sitemap file instead you should get it at some relevant page in your site or at home page.

 

I agree. Don't point a pr8 link at a page you don't really want visitors to see (and 1000+ links qualifies: totally useless for real people). The sitemap you made for google can go anywhere. Google really won't care.

 

I was wrong. According to the 'Bulk Sumbit 2.0' forum reported on at SEroudntable the sitemap has to go "in the highest directory of the URLs you are submitting".
See: http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/006860.html

 

But surely that doesn't mean point links at the site map.
Is that statement not simply refering to the fact that your XML sitemap should be in the same folder that your domain is pointing to on your server?

 

I don't find sense in linking to the site map. One way or another, google will find the sitemap. If you have quality content in any of the other pages, thats what google likes. Besides, if you have 90000 links in your page, most of your PR will go thru the windows(links). You are shedding your PR. Link to a good page and let visitors flow in and may be come back later or something.

There are 100000+ directories and I think people never search directories when they need stuff. They go to google. Google won't show ur directory for a search on a site in your directory because Google rely on the directory but not show it. It considers it as a place to largen their index.

 

I have small site with about 10 pages, Will sitemaps make a difference on them?

 

You should still be adding new content on a regular basis even if you have a 'small' site - and if you're adding new content, you should be using sitemaps.

 

A small site does need to grow, but if you have a normal site-structure (with static HTML links), you don't need a sitemap.