| A quick search on Google for advice on creating a | | | | contains the words 'website promotion' and link |
| site map initially threw up many links to software you | | | | directly to that page within your site. |
| could buy or download for free to create a site map. | | | | A site map does not need and indeed should not be |
| But why do you need a site map? Basically as | | | | fancy, but should be clear and easy to navigate. |
| websites get larger and more complex both the | | | | Here are some tips for a good site map: 1. Place a |
| human browser and the search engine spiders need | | | | prominent link to your site map on every page and |
| an easy to follow map to find all the pages within | | | | lable it SITE MAP. |
| your site. A site map gives them a simple navigational | | | | 2. It should show all your webpages through different |
| tool. | | | | levels as basic text links. |
| Site maps have 3 main benefits: 1. A site map allows | | | | 3. Use standard colours for links and visited links. |
| visitors to easily find what they are looking for by | | | | 4. It should show a quick, easy to follow over view |
| simply visiting your site map and clicking on the link to | | | | of the site without the need to scroll around in the |
| go directly to the page they want to visit. | | | | web browser. |
| 2. Often technologies employed to assist Google | | | | in reading webpages such as web page readers and |
| started allowing people to submit site maps to their | | | | screen readers can only follow text links. For practical |
| account as a way of letting google know about all | | | | reasons it may not always be possible to show a |
| your webpages and updates to your site. It does not | | | | text link to every other page within your site on |
| increase your page ranking at all but is worth taking | | | | your main page and other pages within your website |
| the time to set up properly. | | | | and so use a site map. |
| You can find free software for creating site maps at: | | | | 3. Search engine spiders like text and text links. If |
| http://www.likno.com/sitemap.html http:/ | | | | they cannot follow a text link to a page of your site |
| www.freesitemapgenerator.com/ http:/ | | | | it may not get indexed. Make it easy for the spider |
| www.sitemapspal.com/ And when you are done, | | | | to index all your pages through a site map. |
| don't forget to tell Google about your site map so | | | | A site map consists of the two things search engines |
| they can trawl and hopefully index all the pages of | | | | love - text and keywords. |
| your site. | | | | To build a good site map combine relevant keywords |
| http://www.google.com/webmasters/ sitemaps/login | | | | with a hyper text links. For example on your site map |
| A well planned site map can ensure your Web site is | | | | you may have a link to your webpage about website |
| fully indexed by search engines. | | | | promotion so your hyperlink should |