A website's sitemap can be compared to the table
of contents of a book. The sitemap is important
because it guides visitors to the parts of the
website in which they are interested. The sitemap
allows surfers to reach their destination without
wasting time.
Sitemaps are also important from the point of
view of search engines. If the search engine finds
a sitemap it is much more likely that your page
will be fully visited (spidered) and indexed;
allowing web surfers to find your pages in their
searches.
Creating a sitemap is now easier than it used to
be as software and online sitemap generation has
become more common. It is worthwhile though
to know how the process works and so this
article will describe how to build your own
sitemap using Notepad, a webpage creator and a
little patience.
1) Create the site's listing on using Notepad.
It is not necesary to use Notepad, any
wordprocessing software will work, but all
Windows PCs have the program. Firstly, type in
all pages and all links you have on the site. Create
it as though you were listing the contents of a
book. Make a draft version first and then go
through the site again; in this way you are less
likely to miss anything out.
2) Make a new web page for the sitemap.
You can insert the sitemap in your website on an
existing page or create an entirely new page. Take
the listing of pages and links that you made
previously and copy/paste them into your
website creator program and lay out the pages
and links. If you made the site you are working
on by yourself this part will be easy!
3) Insert a link to the sitemap.
You won't be able to aee the sitemap if you don't
have a link for it. Create a link on the front page of
the site so that visitors can see it as soon as they
land on your index/home page and be directed
appropriately.
4) Check your the sitemap!
It is important to check that the map works. Test
every link on the page, if you get any errors, fix it
accurately (and immediately so you do not
forget!). Run through every page to make sure
that all are accounted for - no missing pages.
5) Upload the sitemap
Place the sitemap and modified home/index page
on your webhost and double check it. It should
work as smoothly as it did the final dry run.
Errors should be absent at this stage since you
already checked it locally (but do check!).
The steps provided above are the manual way to
create a sitemap. If you search on the web, you
will find online programs that can do all this work
for you. All you need do is type in the URL of
your website and the sitemap will be created with
the click of a button.
The problem with on-line sitemap makers is that
the results are generic. All who create their
sitemap that way will have a result that that is
very similar, unless you customise the
appearance yourself. Worse still is the possibility
that something else will be inserted in there too;
advertising, or links back to the software maker's
site. Then again though, the process is less hard
work and much simpler.
If you want a more personal result and
appearance and you are OK with computers,
better make one of your own. Since you made
your own site anyway, creating a sitemap is just
the same as creating any other page on your site.
Other advantages are that you will know for sure
that the links are accurate and you can organize
the the layout of the links the way you prefer.
You can emphasize major parts of the site
compared to less significant parts, you have a
hand in controlling how the user users your
website. This element of control is paticularly
important if you are selling products or services
online.
A sitemap is a vital part of a website. People
search the web looking for something. If your
website has what the searcher is looking for, and
your sitemap tells the searcher, then you may
well have a new customer looking at your items.
Not only that, they might just see some other
items that they might be interested in as well.
A sitemap, whether it is generated by a program
or made by yourself, has the same purpose - to
lead your visitors to where they want to go, and
for you to be seen on the internet through search
engines. So make sure your website has a
sitemap and be seen!
of contents of a book. The sitemap is important
because it guides visitors to the parts of the
website in which they are interested. The sitemap
allows surfers to reach their destination without
wasting time.
Sitemaps are also important from the point of
view of search engines. If the search engine finds
a sitemap it is much more likely that your page
will be fully visited (spidered) and indexed;
allowing web surfers to find your pages in their
searches.
Creating a sitemap is now easier than it used to
be as software and online sitemap generation has
become more common. It is worthwhile though
to know how the process works and so this
article will describe how to build your own
sitemap using Notepad, a webpage creator and a
little patience.
1) Create the site's listing on using Notepad.
It is not necesary to use Notepad, any
wordprocessing software will work, but all
Windows PCs have the program. Firstly, type in
all pages and all links you have on the site. Create
it as though you were listing the contents of a
book. Make a draft version first and then go
through the site again; in this way you are less
likely to miss anything out.
2) Make a new web page for the sitemap.
You can insert the sitemap in your website on an
existing page or create an entirely new page. Take
the listing of pages and links that you made
previously and copy/paste them into your
website creator program and lay out the pages
and links. If you made the site you are working
on by yourself this part will be easy!
3) Insert a link to the sitemap.
You won't be able to aee the sitemap if you don't
have a link for it. Create a link on the front page of
the site so that visitors can see it as soon as they
land on your index/home page and be directed
appropriately.
4) Check your the sitemap!
It is important to check that the map works. Test
every link on the page, if you get any errors, fix it
accurately (and immediately so you do not
forget!). Run through every page to make sure
that all are accounted for - no missing pages.
5) Upload the sitemap
Place the sitemap and modified home/index page
on your webhost and double check it. It should
work as smoothly as it did the final dry run.
Errors should be absent at this stage since you
already checked it locally (but do check!).
The steps provided above are the manual way to
create a sitemap. If you search on the web, you
will find online programs that can do all this work
for you. All you need do is type in the URL of
your website and the sitemap will be created with
the click of a button.
The problem with on-line sitemap makers is that
the results are generic. All who create their
sitemap that way will have a result that that is
very similar, unless you customise the
appearance yourself. Worse still is the possibility
that something else will be inserted in there too;
advertising, or links back to the software maker's
site. Then again though, the process is less hard
work and much simpler.
If you want a more personal result and
appearance and you are OK with computers,
better make one of your own. Since you made
your own site anyway, creating a sitemap is just
the same as creating any other page on your site.
Other advantages are that you will know for sure
that the links are accurate and you can organize
the the layout of the links the way you prefer.
You can emphasize major parts of the site
compared to less significant parts, you have a
hand in controlling how the user users your
website. This element of control is paticularly
important if you are selling products or services
online.
A sitemap is a vital part of a website. People
search the web looking for something. If your
website has what the searcher is looking for, and
your sitemap tells the searcher, then you may
well have a new customer looking at your items.
Not only that, they might just see some other
items that they might be interested in as well.
A sitemap, whether it is generated by a program
or made by yourself, has the same purpose - to
lead your visitors to where they want to go, and
for you to be seen on the internet through search
engines. So make sure your website has a
sitemap and be seen!
2 komentar:
gambarnya kepotong mas, kurang jelas dilihatnya jadinya, kudu diklik dulu biar lengkap keliatan :D
thanks sob kritiknya, ane benerin dulu deh:D
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