Create an XML Sitemap
An XML sitemap is a list of all the pages on your website, which helps search engines crawl your site more effectively. This can improve your search engine optimization and is especially important if your pages are linked dynamically, such as with JavaScript or Flash.
One sitemap generator is XML-Sitemaps.com (http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/).
- Enter in your domain name (including "www" if applicable) and click
the Start button. (See image on top right.)
- Below the message that announces your sitemap is ready, click on the "here" link
within the first bullet point "Download the sitemap file here ...".
(See image on bottom right.)
- Save the file and upload it to the same folder that contains your website home page. Verify that your sitemap has been uploaded by visiting http://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml (replace "www.yourdomain.com" as appropriate). This should open up a page with your website links listed in XML.
