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When you submit your sitemap to Google, you are providing a detailed map of the pages that Google will crawl, so it's an important step in the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) process. Your XSite makes submitting and maintaining your sitemap easy - leaving you free to concentrate on keeping your site content fresh and relevant. Here's how you do it:
- Hover your cursor over XSite in the toolbar at the top and click Search Engine Tools in the toolbar that appears below.
- Click the Google Sitemaps link in the SEM Tools pane on the left.
- Click here, or on the link in step 1 to open Google Webmaster Tools.
- If you already have a Google account, you can use it to log in here, or create a new free account to use with your XSite.
- In Google Webmaster Tools, click the Add a site...
button, and enter your full domain name - for example: www.alamode.com. Then
click Continue.
- Now, on the Verify Ownership page, for Verification Method choose Meta tag from the drop-down menu.
- Select the meta tag that appears in the box, including the < and >
at the beginning and end, and copy it.
- Return to the Google Sitemaps page in your XSite admin, and paste what you just copied into the field in step 5.
- Click the Save button.
- Now, back in Google Webmaster Tools, click the Verify button. Once Google has completed verification, you should see the Dashboard page.
- Click Submit a Sitemap on the bottom right of the
page.
- On the next page, click + Submit a Sitemap. In the field
that appears, type siteMapRSS.xml then click Submit
Sitemap.
That's it! Now, Google knows which of your pages to crawl so they can index all of your content. That way, your pages can be served as results for people who are searching for the services you provide. You're now one step closer to driving traffic to your website from Google!
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