What kind of sitemap (file format) is best for seo purposes?

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by Airwalk Enterprise, Inc, Feb 11, 2010.

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    I'm currently using txt, is that okay?
     
    Airwalk Enterprise, Inc, Feb 11, 2010 IP
  2. michaelya

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    Have you tried xml sitemaps? There are free tools out on the net.
     
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    xml is best :)
     
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    I think that a nice HTML sitemap is best to have people link to. XML is best to control what is indexed by search engines so it helps as well. Text is neither here nor there...
     
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    Only Yahoo recognizes text sitemaps 'officially'.

    HTML is supported by ALL search engines and humans can use it when visiting your website. It's just another webpage with links on it.

    XML was designed by the search engines, for the search engines.

    There are a few other formats with obscure uses such as OPML which can be imported into your blogroll (then it links to your pages from your blog), RSS which works in feed readers, and ROR which lost steam as XML became more popular.
     
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    ASP & HTML are Working Fine For Users; For SE XML Sitemap
     
    tata_capl, Mar 7, 2010 IP