Guys, I am confused over two plugins for xml sitemaps. On Yoast SEO plugin, there is a built in xml sitemap generator. But when i did a search most people are using google xml sitemap. Is google xml sitemap really that good ? Please input your experiences here so that i can decide. Thank you
I think they both do pretty much the same thing. If you're already using Yoast for SEO there is no need for a separate sitemap plugin.
I generally like Yoast's plugin, but Google XML Sitemap provides more control. If you just want sitemaps and don't care about what's in them, or other customisations, then Yoast's is a good option. Also, I think Yoast's does images and a few other things, too, that the other ones doesn't.
Actually the issue is i don't see any traffic from yahoo or bing, could it be due to the sitemap plugin i am using ? That's why i had second thought about Google xml sitemap ...
The fact is, you won't get much traffic from Bing/Yahoo... depending upon your keywords. You should check the search volume. I haven't tried it, but there is: http://www.bing.com/toolbox/keywords
I would use Google xml sitemap.. Although I didn't try Yoast sitemap, but the original one should be better (the Google one!)