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Google Sitemaps Explained – How To Use Google Sitemaps
Three Ways To Index Your Site With Google Sitemaps [Difficult, Hard, And Easy]
Google has recently implemented a program where any webmaster can create a Sitemap of their site and submit it for indexing by Google. It is a quick and easy way for you to keep your site constantly indexed and updated in Google.
The program is appropriately called Google Sitemaps.
In order for you to best use Sitemaps, you must have an XML generated file on your site that will transmit or send any updates, changes, and data to Google. XML (Extensible Markup Language)is everywhere these days, you have probably seen the orange XML logo on many web sites and its often associated with Blogging because Blogs use XML/RSS feeds to syndicate their content.
Today RSS is known mostly as ‘Really Simple Syndication’ but its original acronym stood for ‘Rich Site Summary’. XML is only simple code like HTML and it is used to syndicate your content to all interested parties.
And the interested party in this case is Google. By creating Sitemaps, Google is really asking webmasters to take charge of the indexing and updating of their sites. Basically, doing the Googlebot’s job!
This is a ‘Good’ thing! With the steady influx of new web sites growing rapidly, indexing all this material will become a challenge, even with the resources of Google. With Sitemaps, websmasters can now take charge and make sure their site is crawled and indexed.
Please note, indexing your site with Sitemaps WON’T improve your rankings in Google. You will still be competing with the other sites in Google for top positions. But with Sitemaps you can make sure all your pages are crawled and indexed quickly by Google.
There are some other big advantages of using Google’s Sitemaps – mainly you have control over a few key variables, attributes or tags. To explain this as simply as possible, your XML powered sitemap file will have this simple code for each page of your site:
< url> < loc>http://www.yoursite.com/< / loc> < priority>1.0< /priority> < lastmod>2005-07-03T16:18:09+00:00< /lastmod> < changefreq>daily< /changefreq> < /url>
Along with ‘urlset’ tags at the beginning and end of your code, and an XML version indication – that’s basically your XML file! File size will depend on the number of webpages you have.
Taking a closer look at this XML file:
location – http://www.yoursite.com – name of your webpage
priority – you set the priority you want Google to place on that page in your site. You can prioritize your pages: 0.0 being the least, 1.0 being the highest, 0.5 is in the middle. This is ONLY relative to your site. It will not affect your rankings. Why is this important? You have certain pages on your site that are more important than others, (home page, high profit page, opt-in page, etc.) by placing high priority on these pages, you will increase their importance in Google.
last modified – when you last modified that page, this timestamp allows crawlers to avoid recrawling pages that haven’t changed.
change frequency – you can tell Google how often you change that particular page. Never, weekly, daily, hourly, and so on – if you frequently update your page this could be extremely important.
Why do I need a XML Generator?
In order for this XML sitemap file on your site to be constantly updated, you need a Generator that will spider your site, list all the urls and automatically feed them to Google. Thus constantly updating your site in Google’s massive index or database. Keep in mind, Google also gives you the option of submitting a simple text file with all your URLs.
Now there is already a flood of these generators popping up! Different ways of generating your XML powered sitemap file. More are probably appearing as you read this. For your convenience, three ways to generate your XML Sitemaps file are listed below:
Difficult – Google’s Python Generator
That’s a relative term, if you know your server like the back of your hand and installing scripts doesn’t scare the bejesus out of you, you’re probably smiling at the word difficult. Google supplies a link to a generator which you can download and set up on your server. It will cough up your sitemap XML file and automatically feed it to Google. Google XML Generator https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/docs/en/sitemap- generator.html
In order for this Generator to work, Python version 2.2 must be installed on your web server – many servers don’t have this. If you know what you’re doing, this will probably be a good choice.
You don’t need a Google Account to use Sitemaps but it’s encouraged because you can track your sitemap’s progress and view diagnostic information. If you already have another Google Account gmail, Google Alerts, etc. just use that one to sign in and follow directions from there.
To submit your Sitemap using an HTTP request, issue your request to the following URL:
www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ping?sitemap=sitemap_url
Hard – A PHP Code Generator
This is a php generator that you can place on your server. This generator will spider your site, and produce your XML sitemap file. Download the phpSitemapNG and upload it to your server. Run the generator to get your XML sitemap file and send it to Google. PHP Generator http://enarion.net/google/
Again, this is only hard to do if you don’t know your way around PHP files or scripts.
Easy – Free Online Generator
These Generators are popping up everywhere, and Google now keeps a list of these ‘third party suppliers’ of generators on their site. Find them here: http://code.google.com/sm_thirdparty.html
One of the easiest to use is http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ and you can index up to 500 pages with this online Generator very quickly and it will give you the sitemap XML file Google needs to index your site. It will go into your site, spider it and index all your pages into an XML sitemap of your site. You can download this file, Compressed or Non- compressed and make minor changes such as setting the priority, changing frequency, etc.
Then upload this file to your site as sitemap.xml to the root directory of your server i.e. where you have your homepage. Then notify Google Sitemaps of your XML file and you’re in business.
Of course, the only drawback, if you constantly add pages to your site you will need to also add these pages to your XML sitemap file. This won’t be much of a problem unless you’re daily adding pages to your site – then you will need something like the PHP or Python generator to do all this for you automatically.
Google is still the major search engine on the web so getting your pages indexed and updated quickly is the major reason to use Google Sitemaps. If you want your site to remain competitive it’s probably the wisest route to take.
By: Titus Hoskins
About the Author:
Google has recently implemented a program where any webmaster can create a Sitemap of their site and submit it for indexing by Google. It is a quick and easy way for you to keep your site constantly indexed and updated in Google.
The program is appropriately called Google Sitemaps.
In order for you to best use Sitemaps, you must have an XML generated file on your site that will transmit or send any updates, changes, and data to Google. XML (Extensible Markup Language)is everywhere these days, you have probably seen the orange XML logo on many web sites and its often associated with Blogging because Blogs use XML/RSS feeds to syndicate their content.
Today RSS is known mostly as ‘Really Simple Syndication’ but its original acronym stood for ‘Rich Site Summary’. XML is only simple code like HTML and it is used to syndicate your content to all interested parties.
And the interested party in this case is Google. By creating Sitemaps, Google is really asking webmasters to take charge of the indexing and updating of their sites. Basically, doing the Googlebot’s job!
This is a ‘Good’ thing! With the steady influx of new web sites growing rapidly, indexing all this material will become a challenge, even with the resources of Google. With Sitemaps, websmasters can now take charge and make sure their site is crawled and indexed.
Please note, indexing your site with Sitemaps WON’T improve your rankings in Google. You will still be competing with the other sites in Google for top positions. But with Sitemaps you can make sure all your pages are crawled and indexed quickly by Google.
There are some other big advantages of using Google’s Sitemaps – mainly you have control over a few key variables, attributes or tags. To explain this as simply as possible, your XML powered sitemap file will have this simple code for each page of your site:
< url> < loc>http://www.yoursite.com/< / loc> < priority>1.0< /priority> < lastmod>2005-07-03T16:18:09+00:00< /lastmod> < changefreq>daily< /changefreq> < /url>
Along with ‘urlset’ tags at the beginning and end of your code, and an XML version indication – that’s basically your XML file! File size will depend on the number of webpages you have.
Taking a closer look at this XML file:
location – http://www.yoursite.com – name of your webpage
priority – you set the priority you want Google to place on that page in your site. You can prioritize your pages: 0.0 being the least, 1.0 being the highest, 0.5 is in the middle. This is ONLY relative to your site. It will not affect your rankings. Why is this important? You have certain pages on your site that are more important than others, (home page, high profit page, opt-in page, etc.) by placing high priority on these pages, you will increase their importance in Google.
last modified – when you last modified that page, this timestamp allows crawlers to avoid recrawling pages that haven’t changed.
change frequency – you can tell Google how often you change that particular page. Never, weekly, daily, hourly, and so on – if you frequently update your page this could be extremely important.
Why do I need a XML Generator?
In order for this XML sitemap file on your site to be constantly updated, you need a Generator that will spider your site, list all the urls and automatically feed them to Google. Thus constantly updating your site in Google’s massive index or database. Keep in mind, Google also gives you the option of submitting a simple text file with all your URLs.
Now there is already a flood of these generators popping up! Different ways of generating your XML powered sitemap file. More are probably appearing as you read this. For your convenience, three ways to generate your XML Sitemaps file are listed below:
Difficult – Google’s Python Generator
That’s a relative term, if you know your server like the back of your hand and installing scripts doesn’t scare the bejesus out of you, you’re probably smiling at the word difficult. Google supplies a link to a generator which you can download and set up on your server. It will cough up your sitemap XML file and automatically feed it to Google. Google XML Generator https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/docs/en/sitemap- generator.html
In order for this Generator to work, Python version 2.2 must be installed on your web server – many servers don’t have this. If you know what you’re doing, this will probably be a good choice.
You don’t need a Google Account to use Sitemaps but it’s encouraged because you can track your sitemap’s progress and view diagnostic information. If you already have another Google Account gmail, Google Alerts, etc. just use that one to sign in and follow directions from there.
To submit your Sitemap using an HTTP request, issue your request to the following URL:
www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ping?sitemap=sitemap_url
Hard – A PHP Code Generator
This is a php generator that you can place on your server. This generator will spider your site, and produce your XML sitemap file. Download the phpSitemapNG and upload it to your server. Run the generator to get your XML sitemap file and send it to Google. PHP Generator http://enarion.net/google/
Again, this is only hard to do if you don’t know your way around PHP files or scripts.
Easy – Free Online Generator
These Generators are popping up everywhere, and Google now keeps a list of these ‘third party suppliers’ of generators on their site. Find them here: http://code.google.com/sm_thirdparty.html
One of the easiest to use is http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ and you can index up to 500 pages with this online Generator very quickly and it will give you the sitemap XML file Google needs to index your site. It will go into your site, spider it and index all your pages into an XML sitemap of your site. You can download this file, Compressed or Non- compressed and make minor changes such as setting the priority, changing frequency, etc.
Then upload this file to your site as sitemap.xml to the root directory of your server i.e. where you have your homepage. Then notify Google Sitemaps of your XML file and you’re in business.
Of course, the only drawback, if you constantly add pages to your site you will need to also add these pages to your XML sitemap file. This won’t be much of a problem unless you’re daily adding pages to your site – then you will need something like the PHP or Python generator to do all this for you automatically.
Google is still the major search engine on the web so getting your pages indexed and updated quickly is the major reason to use Google Sitemaps. If you want your site to remain competitive it’s probably the wisest route to take.
By: Titus Hoskins
About the Author:
Are You Looking for Computer Crash Help?
Daryl Moore asked:
There are a variety of causes for computer crashes and no one action will ensure a resolution to your problem. You will be much better off by following the step-by-step plan outlined below. If you would like further explanation to any of the steps, visit the link included at the bottom of this article.
Many of the steps used to fix slow computer problems will apply to freezes as well. So, in essence, by fixing issues related to computer crash problems you will also fix slow computer challenges and computer internet slow downs. What a bonus!
Step One: Install an Effective Registry Repair and Cleaning Product on Your PC
Every computer should have a registry product installed on an annual license. The registry is vital to your computer as it contains the central file system for your operating system. Registry Easy is the top software we reviewed in terms of features for the price (repair and optimization) See the Registry Easy Info link at the bottom of this article for complete product details or to get a free download and scan of errors. Only pay for the repair tool if errors are detected from the free scan.
Step Two: Treat Yourself to a Quality Anti-Spyware Program
One of the reasons for crashes is the large number of unsolicited downloads placed on our computer including spyware, malware, viruses, and adware. There are tools that can instantly rid of these for you. A top software to address these issues is Xoftspyse. Get complete details about this software at the Xoftspyse Facts link at the bottom of this article.
Step Three: Clean Off Unwanted Programs off Your PC
If you go to Start, Control Panel, then Add or Remove Programs, you can choose programs to remove. Rid of any unneeded programs.
Step Four: Use Free Windows System Utilities to Help Cause
If you go to Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, you will find a Disk Cleanup, Disk Defragmentor, and System Restore ability. If you perform the first two listed here, you will help yourself tremendously.
Step Five: Air Out Your Computer
Purchase some compressed air and blow out all of the dust in your PC. The continuing dust will cause you to need computer crash help more and more often if not addressed.
Step Six: Remove Unneeded Startup Programs
When your system boots, there are often programs and shortcuts which create computer freezes and crashes. The programs are not needed to be attached to startup and simply weigh down your system. Use them as you need them. Follow the link below for more details on how to remove unneeded startup programs.
The needed computer crash help will be a thing of the past if you take the prescribed actions. Make sure to restart your computer when finished for all changes to save and be applied.
There are a variety of causes for computer crashes and no one action will ensure a resolution to your problem. You will be much better off by following the step-by-step plan outlined below. If you would like further explanation to any of the steps, visit the link included at the bottom of this article.
Many of the steps used to fix slow computer problems will apply to freezes as well. So, in essence, by fixing issues related to computer crash problems you will also fix slow computer challenges and computer internet slow downs. What a bonus!
Step One: Install an Effective Registry Repair and Cleaning Product on Your PC
Every computer should have a registry product installed on an annual license. The registry is vital to your computer as it contains the central file system for your operating system. Registry Easy is the top software we reviewed in terms of features for the price (repair and optimization) See the Registry Easy Info link at the bottom of this article for complete product details or to get a free download and scan of errors. Only pay for the repair tool if errors are detected from the free scan.
Step Two: Treat Yourself to a Quality Anti-Spyware Program
One of the reasons for crashes is the large number of unsolicited downloads placed on our computer including spyware, malware, viruses, and adware. There are tools that can instantly rid of these for you. A top software to address these issues is Xoftspyse. Get complete details about this software at the Xoftspyse Facts link at the bottom of this article.
Step Three: Clean Off Unwanted Programs off Your PC
If you go to Start, Control Panel, then Add or Remove Programs, you can choose programs to remove. Rid of any unneeded programs.
Step Four: Use Free Windows System Utilities to Help Cause
If you go to Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, you will find a Disk Cleanup, Disk Defragmentor, and System Restore ability. If you perform the first two listed here, you will help yourself tremendously.
Step Five: Air Out Your Computer
Purchase some compressed air and blow out all of the dust in your PC. The continuing dust will cause you to need computer crash help more and more often if not addressed.
Step Six: Remove Unneeded Startup Programs
When your system boots, there are often programs and shortcuts which create computer freezes and crashes. The programs are not needed to be attached to startup and simply weigh down your system. Use them as you need them. Follow the link below for more details on how to remove unneeded startup programs.
The needed computer crash help will be a thing of the past if you take the prescribed actions. Make sure to restart your computer when finished for all changes to save and be applied.