No. You do not need a XML Sitemap to optimise a site for Google, again, if
you have a sensible navigation system. But it’s wise to have one.
A XML Sitemap is a method by which you can help a search engine, including
Google, find & index all the pages on your site. Sometimes useful for very
large sites, perhaps if the content changes often, but still not necessary if you
have a good navigation system.
1. Make sure all your pages link to at least one other in your site
2. Link to your important pages often, with varying anchor text, in the navigation
and in page text content
Remember Google needs links to find all the pages on your site.
Sitemaps are an easy way for webmasters to inform search engines about
pages on their sites that are available for crawling. In its simplest form, a
Sitemap is an XML file that lists URLs for a site along with additional metadata
about each URL (when it was last updated, how often it usually changes,
and how important it is, relative to other URLs in the site) so that search
engines can more intelligently crawl the site.
I don’t use xml sitemaps that much at all, as I am confident I can get all my
pages indexed via links on the website and via RSS feed if I am blogging. I
would however suggest you use a ‘website’ sitemap – a list of the
important pages on your site.
you have a sensible navigation system. But it’s wise to have one.
A XML Sitemap is a method by which you can help a search engine, including
Google, find & index all the pages on your site. Sometimes useful for very
large sites, perhaps if the content changes often, but still not necessary if you
have a good navigation system.
1. Make sure all your pages link to at least one other in your site
2. Link to your important pages often, with varying anchor text, in the navigation
and in page text content
Remember Google needs links to find all the pages on your site.
Sitemaps are an easy way for webmasters to inform search engines about
pages on their sites that are available for crawling. In its simplest form, a
Sitemap is an XML file that lists URLs for a site along with additional metadata
about each URL (when it was last updated, how often it usually changes,
and how important it is, relative to other URLs in the site) so that search
engines can more intelligently crawl the site.
I don’t use xml sitemaps that much at all, as I am confident I can get all my
pages indexed via links on the website and via RSS feed if I am blogging. I
would however suggest you use a ‘website’ sitemap – a list of the
important pages on your site.
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