How do you create a sitemap?

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Hi guys,

Can anyone tell me how I can create a sitemap for a html site and what format should it be in so I can submit it to Google.

Will this really help with on page seo?

Also, is it OK to put the sitemap in the footer or should it be placed somewhere else on the site?

Thanks

Matt
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  • Profile picture of the author Jiggs
    You might want to check out xml-sitemaps.com or makeasitemap.com. Hope this helps out.
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  • Profile picture of the author colgoose
    Thanks Jiggs,

    Would you add it to the footer of the page?
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  • Profile picture of the author Jiggs
    No. You will submit it to Google. Use Google webmaster tools to do this.
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    • Profile picture of the author colgoose
      OK, thanks for your help Jiggs
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      • Profile picture of the author Tom at RankAce
        Consider updating your sitemap when you make changes to your site.

        Think of the spiders as your wife, you always want to keep them happy.
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        • Profile picture of the author azmanar
          Originally Posted by Tom at RankAce View Post

          Consider updating your sitemap when you make changes to your site.

          Think of the spiders as your wife, you always want to keep them happy.

          Heheheh ... this is the funniest post ever in WF. roflmao... lol
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  • Profile picture of the author KristofferIM
    If you're using WordPress, install the Google XML Sitemap Plugin.

    WordPress › Google XML Sitemaps « WordPress Plugins
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  • Profile picture of the author papagiorgio
    Don't forget to make a human readable sitemap as well. This will provide some internal seo benefit for you. If your site is larger then you really want to look at each primary category page as a sitemap in itself. Since you are building a static site it may take a couple minutes to build and update, but it is worth it.
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  • Profile picture of the author amaliabalnis
    you can use auto sitemap generator tool avalaible in google search for HTML site as well
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  • Profile picture of the author dburk
    Originally Posted by colgoose View Post

    Also, is it OK to put the sitemap in the footer or should it be placed somewhere else on the site?

    Thanks

    Matt
    Hi Matt,

    You should note that there is a difference between an "XML Sitemap" and an HTML "site map". The XML version is spelled as one word "sitemap" and is an XML file meant only for search engine spiders. There is no need to put it on any of your web pages. The proper spot to reference it's location on your web server is within your robots.txt file. Or you may submit your sitemap URL individually to each search engine.

    Now a "site map" (two words) is an HTML web page that you place on your website that provides an index of your website pages to aid your users in locating specific pages within your website. It should be a separate page dedicated to that specific purpose, and a link to it in your footer would be a good spot.

    Here is an example of a site map:

    Google Site Map
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  • Profile picture of the author noriorafu
    Use an online sitemap generator such as the Google Sitemap Generator. These types of sitemaps are used by search engines to correctly index your web-site and I am trying to create a method that will create a friendly url for use within my site when a field value is posted and sent to it. increase the numbers of visitors to your web-site.
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    • Profile picture of the author james7
      To create a xml sitemap use xml-sitemap.com
      submit this xml sitemap to Google webmaster.

      To create a html sitemap use xenu, which gives you all pages url. With the help of web designer create html sitemap and add this link in footer.
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