help please

[adele1972]

hi all
can some one help me with my site map.
google carnt find it!
what have i done?
:)
many many thanks

[Marincky]

Re: help please

hi all
can some one help me with my site map.
google carnt find it!
what have i done?
:)
many many thanks

I can see you have a sitemap for your site visitors which is fantastic, but if you want one more visible to the SE's then this is a different type of sitemap.

Go to http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ and download an UNCOMPRESSED sitemap to your server, then link to it from your index page.

If you need any help just shout.

[adele1972]

Re: help please

thank you ramsey
i will have a go!
:)

[adele1972]

Re: help please

thank you ramsey
i will have a go!
:)

Ramsey
i have been on the site ...do i just type in my web address and leave all the other setting as they are?

[Marincky]

Re: help please

Yeah that's fine.

It will then generate several sitemaps in various formats, you want to go with the uncompressed one which I think will be at the top of the list.

[adele1972]

Re: help please

also when i go on other peoples site maps they have php on the end of there web address...mine is html? is this ok..


OH GOSH...witch one do i down load from the site.....
sorry not too good at this :)

[Marincky]

Re: help please

also when i go on other peoples site maps they have php on the end of there web address...mine is html? is this ok..


OH GOSH...witch one do i down load from the site.....
sorry not too good at this :)

Yes don't worry about other people's sites, this is fine... If I remember correctly it's the first one you want.

[adele1972]

Re: help please

:) ok i have the file on my deck top! huray :)
now what do i do with it?
does it need to be saved in blue voda?
thanks a lot for your help....

[Marincky]

Re: help please

:) ok i have the file on my deck top! huray :)
now what do i do with it?
does it need to be saved in blue voda?
thanks a lot for your help....

I have to go out for 20 mins, but very quickly.....

Now place the file onto your public_html folder either by FTP or by your CP > File Manager.

Once on there then link to it form your index page like thus:

http://www.little-butterfly.co.uk/sitemap.xml

Will be back in 20 mins.

[adele1972]

Re: help please

you better come back...hehheee....or my computer will go outa the window!!!!!!!!!

[adele1972]

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ok i have done that.
LINK PAGE
do i go into bluevoda and type in the address you said and then publish?
or is this the address i type in at google submit sitemap?
thanks

[Marincky]

Re: help please

ok i have done that.
LINK PAGE
do i go into bluevoda and type in the address you said and then publish?
or is this the address i type in at google submit sitemap?
thanks

BOTH. Put it on your homepage.. somewhere discreet, use font size 8 and type the word 'Sitemap' Link it to the sitemap using the link I gave you and make sure you put 'blank' in the target field.

Then on your Google webmaster tools enter the same url.

[adele1972]

Re: help please

Ramsey you came bacccckkkkkk!!! thanks
ok will do..
your a super super man thank you loads! :)

[Marincky]

Re: help please

Ramsey you came bacccckkkkkk!!! thanks
ok will do..
your a super super man thank you loads! :)

[adele1972]

Re: help please

ok i did that all...on my index page you see sitemap all the way done at bottom of page. click on it and it will not open...this is right? as it was set at blank.
now i just submit that address to google!
i think i have it now..looks like i was typeing to myself there lol
thanks again.