How to design and create Sitemaps?

A sitemap is a representation of the architecture of a website. 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. This helps visitors and search engine bots find pages on the site.

 

In general, there are two types of sitemaps:

 

1. The first type of sitemap is a HTML

2. The second sitemap is XML Sitemap

 

There are following types of the sitemaps also according to contents:

a. Video Sitemaps

b. Mobile Sitemaps

c. News Sitemaps

d. Code Search Sitemaps

e. Geo Sitemaps

 

Creating a Sitemap

You can create a Sitemap in a number of different ways:

 

1. Manually create a Sitemap based on the Sitemap protocol

2. Use the Sitemap Generator for website

3. Use a third-party tool. A number of third parties offer tools you can use to create a valid Sitemap.

 

Submitting a Sitemap

The first time you submit a Sitemap to Google, you must submit it by adding it to your Google Webmaster Tools account. This enables Google to provide you with useful status and statistical information.