If you are like me trying to understand the errors in google search console, you would have seen the word sitemap. In todays post we will see about sitemap. Why we need them? Benefits etc.,
Sitemap is like a guide with hierarchical diagram that allows you to visualize the structure of a website. It is a file that provides information about pages, videos and other files on our website and relationship between them .
It is a list of pages of a website within a domain. Sitemap is important part of SEO. It helps google discover pages faster and more efficiently.
Why Sitemap?
Sitemap is important for understanding your website structure and helps search engines like google to navigate faster. Its like a blueprint of your website. Its essential for SEO ranking. Organizing website. First step in creating a new or updated website. Helps in fixing poor internal linking. Gives a better view of our website to search engines. Acts as a reference point.
Sitemap is beneficial when?
Website is
- Big
- New
- Lesser backlinks
- bad interlinking strategy.
Sitemaps are useful to
- Show navigation structure
- Identify top-level unique page types
- Relationship between different pages.
Sitemaps are not for
- Indicating website design
- Identify user paths
- list all website content