If you have website a sitemap is not likely to be a new concept to you. It is simply an extra page added to your web site that links to all other pages used to let a search engine know which pages are most relevant and important. The sitemap tells the search engine exactly where all of the pages are and identifies them so they can be crawled and indexed appropriately.

Read more on web design and sitemap influence on SEO: Use a Sitemap to Improve Rankings

If you want to "dominate" the search engines, you need to have a sitemap on your website. It's not an option, but a choice.

As for having a normal sitemap (one that you create yourself) like the one I created on my affiliate marketing site at Affiliate Marketing Resources or having an xml sitemap that you create with google webmaster tools, it's up to you.

I do very well with my "hand made" sitemap and get top rankings for dozens of keywords... for...

Ever wondered what site maps are for?

In any internet marketing endeavor, the best thing to do is to maintain a good linkage and to always stay indexed. There many ways available to you online to have your web site indexed and spidered. Using HTML site maps is a way you can utilize to make sure that your site is up to date in the internet and search engine database.

What is a site map?

A site map basically is a page that features or lists the links you have...

Have you ever wondered how a search engine works? It must be fascinating figuring out how this search tool could direct you to several websites that are relevant to your keywords. Or, have you experienced instances where the link that supposedly contains your keywords is not exactly what you have in mind? You would probably think that there must be something wrong with the search engine that it generated irrelevant results.

How does a search engine work?
Two things figure greatly...