Comments on: The Importance of the Humble Sitemap http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com/the-importance-of-the-humble-sitemap Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:14 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: pinjarra land development http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com/the-importance-of-the-humble-sitemap/comment-page-1#comment-1713 pinjarra land development Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:25:23 +0000 http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com/articles/2009/05/the-importance-of-the-humble-sitemap.html#comment-1713 A site-map can be referred to as a graphical representation of the whole structure of a website. You can find two different types of sitemaps. The first type is utilized to help visitors to navigate the website and the other is carried out in XML. XML sitemaps are known as sitemap with a capital ‘S’. These are widely utilized by google to gather a lot of information about the site. A site-map can be referred to as a graphical representation of the whole structure of a website. You can find two different types of sitemaps. The first type is utilized to help visitors to navigate the website and the other is carried out in XML. XML sitemaps are known as sitemap with a capital ‘S’. These are widely utilized by google to gather a lot of information about the site.

]]> By: Atlanta Real Estate Info http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com/the-importance-of-the-humble-sitemap/comment-page-1#comment-1118 Atlanta Real Estate Info Sun, 24 May 2009 02:34:26 +0000 http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com/articles/2009/05/the-importance-of-the-humble-sitemap.html#comment-1118 Good reminders. Always enjoy your articles. Can you make any recommendations about the priority weighting in the sitemap? Thanks, Rob Good reminders. Always enjoy your articles.

Can you make any recommendations about the priority weighting in the sitemap?

Thanks,

Rob

]]> By: Search Engine Marketing Specialist http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com/the-importance-of-the-humble-sitemap/comment-page-1#comment-1117 Search Engine Marketing Specialist Tue, 19 May 2009 22:35:39 +0000 http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com/articles/2009/05/the-importance-of-the-humble-sitemap.html#comment-1117 Hi Rebecca, It’s funny to think people are so obsessed with the latest trends that they forget about SEO basics. It’s similar to the get rich quick schemes, where everyone is trying to achieve wealth instantly with no work invested. My experience over the last 9 years has led me in the opposite direction. While I pay attention to the trends, it can be counter productive to be on the bleeding edge. The fundamental SEO techniques that we used 3-5 years ago still work. New tactics have been added and others have been updated, but the core remains unchanged. What does change however is the Flavor of the Month “Tricks” This is a losing game that will have people chasing their tails for years. Your points on sitemaps are spot on, and I only have one thing to add. Well, more like one thought to finish . . . You mention linking to an HTML sitemap with a followed link from the homepage, then using nofollow on the rest of the pages. This will not only pass PageRank, but it also helps flatten your sites profile, or link depth. We used to say that no page should be more than three clicks from the entry point. That’s Home/ Category/ Products/ Details. With bigger sites the depth can be an issue, as some studies have shown the Google-bot doesn’t deep index. One of the first reasons for using xml sitemaps! Having your HTML sitemap, or sitemaps linked off your homepage, makes every page two clicks deep. I worked with an auto parts retailer and implemented this strategy with great results! Hi Rebecca, It’s funny to think people are so obsessed with the latest trends that they forget about SEO basics. It’s similar to the get rich quick schemes, where everyone is trying to achieve wealth instantly with no work invested. My experience over the last 9 years has led me in the opposite direction.

While I pay attention to the trends, it can be counter productive to be on the bleeding edge. The fundamental SEO techniques that we used 3-5 years ago still work. New tactics have been added and others have been updated, but the core remains unchanged.

What does change however is the Flavor of the Month “Tricks”

This is a losing game that will have people chasing their tails for years. Your points on sitemaps are spot on, and I only have one thing to add. Well, more like one thought to finish . . .

You mention linking to an HTML sitemap with a followed link from the homepage, then using nofollow on the rest of the pages. This will not only pass PageRank, but it also helps flatten your sites profile, or link depth. We used to say that no page should be more than three clicks from the entry point. That’s Home/ Category/ Products/ Details. With bigger sites the depth can be an issue, as some studies have shown the Google-bot doesn’t deep index. One of the first reasons for using xml sitemaps!

Having your HTML sitemap, or sitemaps linked off your homepage, makes every page two clicks deep. I worked with an auto parts retailer and implemented this strategy with great results!

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