An xml sitemap is a great tool for search engines like Google, Bing & Yahoo to inform them that you’ve added new content. Basically, the xml sitemap is a compilation of all of your web site links, etc. in one easy to navigate file that search engines can crawl and pick up the latest pages you’ve created with ease.

As you add more and more content to your web site, it’s mission critical to make certain that your xml sitemap is updated and current.  If you are using a blog platform such as WordPress for your web site, there are a few plugins that you can activate that will automatically keep your xml sitemap current (you can find them at WordPress.org.  Otherwise, stroll on over to http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ and rerun your sitemap.  You’ll need to upload to your web site and if you have not already, create a Google Webmaster account and provide Google with a link to your xml sitemap, example: http://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml. The bottom line is this: your xml sitemap can make Google’s, Bing’s and Yahoo’s job easier by letting it know what pages you want them to crawl and index.

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