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The Importance of a Sitemap |
By Ben Needles
 What is a Sitemap file and why should I have one?
In general, there are two types of sitemaps. The first type of sitemap is a HTML page listing the pages of your site it is meant to help users find the information they need. The second type of site map is an XML Sitemap.
A sitemap is often considered redundant in the process of building a website, and that is indeed the fact if you made a sitemap for the sake of having one. By highlighting the importance of having a well constructed sitemap, you will be able to tailor your own sitemap to suit your own needs.
1) Navigation purposes
A sitemap literally acts as a map of your site. If your visitors browses your site and gets lost between the thousands of pages on your site, they can always refer to your sitemap to see where they are, and navigate through your pages with the utmost ease.
2) Conveying your sites theme
When your visitors load up your sitemap, they will get the gist of your
site within a very short amount of time. There is no need to get the big picture of your site by reading through each page, and by doing that you will be saving your visitors time.
3) Site optimization purposes
When you create a sitemap, you are actually creating a single page which contains links to every single page on your site. Imagine what happens when search engine robots hit this page -- they will follow the links on the sitemap and naturally every single page of your site gets indexed by search engines! It is also for this purpose that a link to the sitemap has to be placed prominently on the front page of your website.
4) Organization and relevance
A sitemap enables you to have a complete birds eye view of your site structure, and whenever you need to add new content or new sections, you will be able to take the existing hierarchy into consideration just by glancing at the sitemap. As a result, you will have a perfectly organized site with everything sorted according to their relevance.
An XML Sitemap - usually called a Sitemap, with a capital S is an additional way for you to inform the search engines about additional information.
A Sitemap is a list of the pages on your website. Creating and submitting a Sitemap helps make sure that the search engines know about all the pages on your site.
Sitemaps are particularly helpful if:
1. Your site has dynamic content.
2. Your site has pages that arent easily discovered during the crawl process
3. Your site is new and has few links to it.
4. Your site has a large archive of content pages that are not well linked to each other.
5. How often the pages on your site change
6. The date each page was modified.
If you decide to create a Sitemap make sure you adhere to Sitemap Protocol as defined by The Sitemaps Organization. We can help you create a Sitemap for your site simply, go to Klick Twice Technologies, Inc. and give us a call or send us an email with your request.
From the above reasons, it is most important to implement a sitemap for website projects with a considerable size. Through this way, you will be able to keep your website easily accesible and neatly organized for everyone.
What is a Sitemap file and why should I have one?
In general, there are two types of sitemaps. The first type of sitemap is a HTML page listing the pages of your site it is meant to help users find the information they need. The s type of site map is an XML Sitemap.
A sitemap is often considered redundant in the treat of construction a website, and that is indeed the fact if you made a sitemap for the sake of having one. By highlighting the importance of having a well constructed sitemap, you will be able to shoehorn your own sitemap to suit your own needs.
1) pilotage purposes
A sitemap literally acts as a map of your site. If your visitors browses your site and gets lost betwixt the thousands of pages on your site, they can always refer to your sitemap to see where they are, and navigate through your pages with the utmost ease.
2) Conveying your sites theme
When your visitors load up your sitemap, they will get the gist of your site within a very short sum of time. There is no need to get the big picture of your site by reading through each page, and by doing that you will be deliverance your visitors time.
3) Site optimisation purposes
When you create a sitemap, you are actually creating a single page which contains links to every single page on your site. Imagine what happens when search engine robots hit this page -- they will follow the links on the sitemap and naturally every single page of your site gets indexed by search engines! It is also for this purpose that a link to the sitemap has to be placed conspicuously on the front page of your website.
4) Organization and relevance
A sitemap enables you to have a complete birds eye view of your site structure, and whenever you need to add new contented or new sections, you will be able to take the existing hierarchy into consideration just by glancing at the sitemap. As a result, you will have a perfectly organized site with everything sorted according to their relevance.
An XML Sitemap - usually called a Sitemap, with a Das Kapital S is an else(ip) way for you to inform the search engines about additional information.
A Sitemap is a list of the pages on your website. Creating and submitting a Sitemap helps make sure that the look for engines know about all the pages on your site.
Sitemaps are particularly helpful if:
1. Your site has dynamic content.
2. Your site has pages that arent easily discovered during the crawl process
3. Your site is new and has few links to it.
4. Your site has a large archive of subject pages that are not well linked to each other.
5. How often the pages on your site change
6. The date each page was modified.
If you decide to create a Sitemap make sure you adhere to Sitemap Protocol as defined by The Sitemaps Organization. We can help you create a Sitemap for your site simply, go to Klick Twice Technologies, Inc. and give us a call or send us an email with your request.
From the above reasons, it is most important to enforce a sitemap for website projects with a considerable size. Through this way, you will be able to keep your website well accesible and showing neatness organized for everyone.
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About the Author (text)Stephen Steinberger is the founder and president of Klick Twice Technologies, Inc. Go to http://www.klicktwice.com and find out how we can assist in your next internet project.
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