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Difference between Google Fetch and Sitemap submission

by dxmufasa
2 replies
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Hi,

From what I can see, I can either choose this way to index pages on a site:
Webmaster Tools -> Crawl -> Fetch as Google ->

Choose submit method
You are submitting the following URL for indexing by Google:
http://main.mandyconsulting.com/
Recrawling happens a few minutes after you click Go. At that time, the content of your page is what Google will index. Google doesn't guarantee to index all submitted URLs.
Crawl only this URL
Crawl this URL and its direct links[
With a choice of Crawl this URL and its direct links

- OR -
Submitting http://main.mandyconsulting.com/sitemap.xml to google - again using the Webmaster tools.
To me, both would accomplish the same thing - submitting pages to google.

So, what is the difference?

TIA
#difference #fetch #google #sitemap #submission
  • Profile picture of the author WebAssertive
    I'm not exactly sure what the difference is when initially submitting the site/ URL and all of it's pages. I know that the idea behind submitting a single URL for a new page or post, is that you're asking Google to index that new page or post now rather than waiting for them to crawl your sitemap.
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  • Profile picture of the author sevemichaelml3
    The Fetch as Google tool lets you see a page as Google sees it. This is particularly useful if you're troubleshooting a page's poor performance in search results. For example, if you use rich media files to display content, the page returned by the tool may not contain this content if Google can't crawl it effectively. You can choose to fetch a page as Google's regular web crawler sees it or, if you publish mobile content, as our mobile crawlers do

    Sitemaps are a way to tell Google about pages on your site we might not otherwise discover. In its simplest terms, an XML Sitemap—usually called Sitemap, with a capital S—is a list of the pages on your website. Creating and submitting a Sitemap helps make sure that Google knows about all the pages on your site, including URLs that may not be discoverable by Google's normal crawling process.
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