Stephen
Google Highlight the Importance of Sitemaps
Posted by Stephen on June 11, 2009 2:30 pm
Posted in Webmasters
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A good barometer for what is and what isn’t important in the world of SEO is whether or not Google are talking about it. Despite the emergence of Bing and perennial rivals Yahoo, Google remains the dominant force in the world of search engines. So when their Webmaster Central Blog starts talking about the importance of Sitemaps, it’s probably time to listen.

Of course, it’s not exactly an industry secret that Sitemaps are an integral part of general SEO. However, with a three-fold rise in Sitemap submissions online last year and Google openly acknowledging (based on their earlier research) that they can help to get your site pages indexed quicker, it does make sense to implement one as soon as possible.
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Ben Norman
Google Sitemaps
Posted by Ben Norman on November 26, 2008 8:43 am
Posted in SEO Glossary
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An XML based system that allows website owners to upload a list of web pages to Google for the GoogleBot to crawl.

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