Hedir Review : How many of us are using Google sitemaps?

offthedome · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject:

My sites are very small, so I use google sitemaps to find out what keywords makes them appear in the results. It has helped a lot to add the relevant keywords and take away wording that makes the page come up on an irrelevant search. (Googling "home address" used to make my page come up third.)

consumerism · Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 771 21940 Hedir Points

I've used the plain text versions, haven't figured out the xml ones yet. But I did find that when I added or removed pages without updating the sitemap Google stuck to the sitemap instead of what was there. So I don't know if that's better from the google point of view but it helps me keep track of what's there.

roksolana · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject:

As soon as Google ask about sitemap we should apply it. I use http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/index.php software. It generates also Yahoo urllist.txt sitemap, .html sitemap etc. The thing only don't forget is to submit those sitemaps to Google and Yahoo

roksolana · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:50 pm Post subject:

..and to put link from home page to your sitemap.

Discovery · Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 111 14860 Hedir Points

great tip roksolana, really it is help full.

Random · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject:

I am using xml sitemaps, trying to submit it each week. I use SoftPlus GsiteCrawler. It is free, it let you select URLs to submit, and it also can make Yahoo URL List (not sure if this one really needed, but using it anyway).
You can get this here: http://gsitecrawler.com/.
Not sure if it have any add aware or something else inside thou. Had no warnings so far.

roksolana · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject:

I noticed Google indexes my new pages quickly. I think it is because of sitemap. I don't know exactly if I need to submit sitemap every time I change it. I just do it every two weeks.

hallmike · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject:

Same here. Thanks for the xml-sitemaps link. Very handy.

habbyworld · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 58 13128 Hedir Points

I got google sitemap, not sure if it really does anything, but it`s there and i update it every 2 weeks or so. Thanks for the http://gsitecrawler.com/ and http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/index.php and http://seopen.com/seopen-tools/link-development-tool.php
I shall certainly put them to good use Wink

roksolana · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject:

I think .html and .txt sitemaps are important as well. I use it. urllist.txt I submit to Yahoo

robpongi · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:01 am Post subject:

I have been using the Google XML sitemaps (i.e. "Google Webmaster Tools") for almost two years now and really like the system now. They have really developed it very well, indeed. And I recently answered the Google Webmaster Tools Online Survey and, soon after that, I received an email from Google that invited me to participate in the follow up Google Webmaster Tools usability study! And I really wanted to participate in that but, unfortunately, that study required a laptop or desktop with Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Internet Explorer browser installed and I don't have (nor desire to have) any system like that ever again! Rolling Eyes