What is sitemap? Beginner SEO learner

What is sitemap?

There are many people who want to know: What is site map? This post has been arranged for them. This topic very important for beginner SEO learner. So be careful this topic. Because sitemap is a most important for any blog/website.

What is site map?

A site map (or sitemap) is a list of pages of a web site accessible to crawlers or users. It can be either a document in any form used as a planning tool for Web design, or a Web page that lists the pages on a Web site, typically organized in hierarchical fashion. (Wikipedia)


That means sitemap is a page or file which called to search engine and visitor that how many page have in your blog/website? 

Kinds of site map (or sitemap)?
Two types of site map is really used in web site first HTML for user purpose and second XML site map for search engine purpose 
1) XML sitemap.
2) HTML sitemap.

How to create sitemap?

You can create two way for creating your sitemap?
1) By HTML coding, and
2) Use sitemap generator site.

How many site generate my sitemap?

There are many website who will be creating your blog/website sitemap. Visit best 13 free online sitemap generator. 

XML sitemap example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>http://www.yoursite.com/?id=who</loc>
    <lastmod>2015-01-07</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>http://www.yoursite.com/?id=what</loc>
    <lastmod>2015-01-07</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>http://www.yoursite.com/?id=how</loc>
    <lastmod>2015-01-07</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
</urlset>

So today is here, if you have any problem, question or suggestion please comment fill free below the comment box.


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Sahriar Ahmed

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