Sitemaps are used to inform the search engines about the pages on your site that are available for indexing. This list of pages allows the spiders to index your site in the most efficient manner.
Many websites change on a regular basis. Either by updating of the content, additional pages or the removal of obsolete pages. Automating the production of your sitemap means that the search engines always have an up-to-date version that accurately reflects the pages available to index.
For each page on your site, the sitemap lists the address, when it was last updated, how often it usually changes, and how important it is relative to the other pages on your site. Click here to see the sitemap for alternetive.co.uk
When the sitemap has been created, the final stage of the process is to let the search engines know the sitemap has changed. This is known as 'pinging' the search engines.
Why use a sitemap?
Many websites change on a regular basis. Either by updating of the content, additional pages or the removal of obsolete pages. Automating the production of your sitemap means that the search engines always have an up-to-date version that accurately reflects the pages available to index.
What Information Is In A Sitemap
For each page on your site, the sitemap lists the address, when it was last updated, how often it usually changes, and how important it is relative to the other pages on your site. Click here to see the sitemap for alternetive.co.uk
'Ping' the search engines
When the sitemap has been created, the final stage of the process is to let the search engines know the sitemap has changed. This is known as 'pinging' the search engines.
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