Google site map - ror.xml

[ogreslayer]

Hi anyone...

Yesterday (All Day!) I tried to upload my site map with the kind help of LadyEye who provided the most specific details for me (Idiot proof!) which I followed to the letter - I checked and re-checked all spelling and the proceedure but google keeps telling me there are errors... firstly can I obtain the errors from gooogle and other than that - does anyone know why this may be happening?

Thanks - Ogreslayer

[LadyEye]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

Can you give me the link (url) of your website ...

[ogreslayer]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

Hi .......

And thanks again .......... its: www.life-guru.com (I have hidden the 'site map inside the photo of the scales just in case you were looking for it).

Ogreslayer........

[LadyEye]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

Hi again ...

I don't see any errors appear when I create a sitemap for your site from my computer here ...

And you uploaded the file generated to your public_html directory ...

I would think that the problem lies within the fact that you have hidden the sitemap link in your image but the link is not accessible ...

Instead, I would - type the word sitemap - use 6pt or so and place it on your index page (bottom left or something) - and you need to link the word sitemap to the ror file you generated.

Are you comfortable with text linking??

I suspect this is where the problem lies.

[ogreslayer]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

hi

Had to dash out so appologies for the delay... Will do as instructed (I created a text link to the index page as per the tutorial) -can I use the current site map text already done on the index page (It is in No. 6 text) as long as its visible?

[LadyEye]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

Sure ... I see your sitemap text - that is what you now link to the ror file that you uploaded via the ftp method to your public_html directory ... right ???

[ogreslayer]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

Hi.......

I'm almost ready for 'giving-up !!' ...... Think I need a break from this for a day... done too much and so confused now - I'm not too sure where the h*ll I am.... tried re-doing the site map but now google is saying I need to put my site on my account and giving me a 404 error - but the site is already verified... Is life quiet in Canada - I need somewhere lonely I can go a scream !!

Thanks for your help so far - you must either have the patience of a saint or very thick skin to cope with us 'amatures'.

Ogreslayer.

[LadyEye]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

lol ... okay, well at least you are keeping your humor thoughout all of this - Life in Canada is quiet, lol, would likely put you to sleep ...

I have a ton of patience, no problem there at all ...

So what you are saying is that with your google account, it is not taking the url of your website ...

What I notice about your site is that all links are not working ... so a 404 error usually relates to this ...

You do need to have all of your pages linked and working before you build a sitemap ...

this would be the reason ...

[ogreslayer]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

Hiya

If by 'links' you mean the slide bar - then the pages that are not yet linked are not yet finished/published... is this a problem - should i remove them from the slide bar until published?

[LadyEye]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

No, I would recommend that you wait until you finish your site before you put in a site map for google seo's ... google will find your site with or without a site map - dead or non-working links are not good for anyone - so I would also remove those links until the pages are made and published ...

[ogreslayer]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

thanks - I'm in such a god awful rush to get it up and running - I am trying to run before I can walk... (And I hate using cliches). Thanks again - Watch this space.... 'I'll be back' !!

[LadyEye]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

thanks - I'm in such a god awful rush to get it up and running - I am trying to run before I can walk... (And I hate using cliches). Thanks again - Watch this space.... 'I'll be back' !!

Okay ... will do ... lol ... just take your time ... you will be fine ... no need to rush a good thing right ... :)

[ogreslayer]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

Hi

Hope you get this.... message from Google is that my site map is linked to my URL and not the ror file... ?????

[LadyEye]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

http://www.life-guru.com/ror.xml

That should be the link that you apply to the little word sitemap

Highlight the word sitemap - go to Insert Link - type in the above link and republish your page ...

Check in your control panel ... go to file manager, fine and doubleclick the file folder public_html - make certain there is a file in there called ror.xml

If there is, you should be all set ...

[ogreslayer]

Re: Google site map - ror.xml

Hiya.....

Well - its there just as you describe and the link name is http://www.life-guru.com/ror.xml Google still giving me the 404 error.