sitemap.xml

[Johnny B]

a SEO scan shows that I have no SiteMap, and provides an XML file. I hate to phrase it this way, but can anyone tell me where to stick it ? I'm using Web Designer 6

[steve.ledger]

Place it in your website root folder.

[Scotty]

Hi Johnny B,
Thanks for making me laugh "..could you tell me where to stick it"...I nearly fell off my chair laughing..
JimM

[Johnny B]

Thank you for very politely telling me where to stick it...you are a gentleman and a scholar...Not necessarily in that order.

Thanks again

Johnny B.

[themodeller]

Hi,

Dont want to appear to dumb, but here goes.

- When you say 'root folder', is that where I keep all the folders on the host, so I can upload it with Filezilla. Or is that somewhere on Xara?

- Also do I need to set Xara to do something so google etc know I have a sitmap?

- Using xml-sitemaps.com - Do I download a .xml, .html, .txt ?

All a bit confusing!!

Hope that wasnt tooo vague a set of questions?!

GuyB

[gwpriester]

Root folder is the folder in which the index.htm(l) and index_html_files folder go. The root folder referred to is on your web host's servers.

Also do I need to set Xara to do something so google etc know I have a sitmap?

- Using xml-sitemaps.com - Do I download a .xml, .html, .txt ?

All of this will become very clear and very simple in the next day or so.

[themodeller]

It has, but your tip helped thank you.
I have now uploaded the sitemap.
What I can't do now is get Google to verify.
I have copied the code from the 'webmaster central' into Page-Tracker Code, is that the right place??
As I can't figure anwhere else to stick it!!

[Cloud]

quickest and easiest way to verify to google is to upload the verification file (download this from google) to your server into the same folder as your index.htm file