"Site Map" or "sitemap" Anchor link

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    What if you don't want to submit a sitemap at google webmasters tool

    Does googlebot sees the anchor links "Site Map" or "sitemap" as special?
     
    wil888, Aug 24, 2007 IP
  2. zodiac

    zodiac Peon

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    put this in your robots.txt:
    sitemap: http://www.domain.com/sitemap.xml

    thats all you really need to do.submitting sitemaps is optional.
    since bots look at the robots.txt first before going to your site they know that you have a sitemap and they will look at it.
    there is no benefit to link to the sitemap.
     
    zodiac, Aug 24, 2007 IP
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i think "Sitemap" is the true anchor txt .

    google is also using "Sitemap" word on their webmaster tools. not "site map"
     
    trichnosis, Aug 25, 2007 IP
  4. wil888

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    So I I don't submit a sitemap, google will find this sitemap anchor link as a special link?
     
    wil888, Aug 25, 2007 IP
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    If you don't submit, it probably won't find it.
     
    grg, Aug 25, 2007 IP
  6. IEmailer.com

    IEmailer.com Well-Known Member

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    Agree, It's the best way to inform all the search engines bots where is your sitemap located so they can spider it.
     
    IEmailer.com, Aug 25, 2007 IP