Types of Sitemaps

How many type of site maps We require to submit to the search engines from the seo point of view ?

 

Two type of site map
1. Sitemap.xml for Google
2. Sitemap.html - For users

 

Just to add further on these answers. You need to have similar content on both versions of sitemaps. Don't engage in cloaking or giving a different content for search engines spiders to avoid possible problems in the future.

 

- HTML Sitemaps - help humans navigate your website
- XHTML Sitemaps - HTML sitemaps as XML
- Text Sitemaps - simple sitemap
- RSS Feeds as Sitemaps - RSS 0.9, RSS 1.0 and RSS 2.0
- ROR Sitemaps - extends RSS sitemaps
- XML Sitemaps Protocol - also called Google Sitemaps

Found detail on

http://www.microsystools.com/products/sitemap-generator/help/website-sitemap-kinds-comparison/

Code (markup):

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Two types of site map
1. HTML sitemap
2. XML sitemap

 

Hi friends, thanks for sharing your ideas. Me too have the same doubt in this field...

 

There are mainly 2 type sites map

1.The sitemap for humans
2.The sitemap for machines

 

Sitemaps are created for the purpose of web usability and to inform search engines on the index page of a site. Most people are familiar with HTML and XML sitemaps, but there are many types of site maps that can provide benefits to your website. This is a comprehensive guide to the types of site map, resources site map, and how each of these sitemaps can take advantage of your site.
 HTML Site
 XML Sitemap
 ROR Sitemap
 Video Sitemap
 Geo Sitemap
 News Sitemap
 Mobile Site 

 

You need to submit only one sitemap.xml for each site however user sitemap is generated by web developer as default. You need not to submit it anywhere..

 

Text Sitemaps - simple sitemap
ROR Sitemaps - extends RSS sitemaps
XML Sitemaps Protocol - also called Google Sitemaps
Why do we create these sitemaps?

 

There are many sitemaps but famous are given below
1.xml sitemap- for google
2.html sitemap - for google and user both