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A site map (or sitemap) is a representation of the architecture of a web site. ^[1] 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.

While some developers argue that site index is a more appropriately used term to relay page function, web visitors are used to seeing each term and generally associate both as one and the same. However, a site index is often used to mean an A-Z index that provides access to particular content, while a site map provides a general top-down view of the overall site contents.

Site maps can improve search engine optimization of a site by making sure that all the pages can be found. This is especially important if a site uses Adobe Flash or JavaScript menus that do not include HTML links.

Most search engines will only follow a finite number of links from a page, so if a site is very large, the site map may be required so that search engines and visitors can access all content on the site.

Site Map Subcategories Site Map Articles Sitemap: Yahoo! Sitemap by Nicholas Tan Nov 27, 2008 A website refers to a compilation of Web pages that can be typically accessed through a software package, commonly known as a Web browser (one example is the HTTP on the Internet). These pages, which are essentially documents that are in the HTML or... Sitemaps: Sitemap taxonomy - To classify web content by Nicholas Tan Nov 27, 2008 Sitemap taxonomy is a way to classify the tremendous amount of information available on the World Wide Web. Organizing web content is a lot of work that requires manpower and money. But creating sitemap taxonomy is a process that must be done in orde... Sitemaps: Sitemap Creator by Nicholas Tan Nov 27, 2008 An important tip to remember every now and then is that people visit the site checking out for some information. These Surfers can be an unforgiving lot. Once they found things useful for them in a site they would definitely visit every now and then... Sitemaps: Benefits of and Tips on Designing a Sitemap by Nicholas Tan Nov 27, 2008 Have you ever wondered how a search engine works? It must be fascinating figuring out how this search tool could direct you to several websites that are relevant to your keywords. Or, have you experienced instances where the link that supposedly cont... Sitemaps: SEO Sitemaps Give Websites a Boost by Nicholas Tan Nov 27, 2008 A lot of web pages will find an SEO sitemap useful in improving their performance. SEO stands for “Search Engine Optimization”, the process that aims to create or revise Internet sites so that it can be better found by search engines. The objective... Online Marketing: Mapping Your Way to a Good HTML Site Map by Nicholas Tan Nov 22, 2008 Ever wondered what site maps are for? In any internet marketing endeavor, the best thing to do is to maintain a good linkage and to always stay indexed. There many ways available to you online to have your web site indexed and spidered. Usin... Online Marketing: How to create a sitemap by Nicholas Tan Nov 22, 2008 A sitemap of a website is similar to the table of contents of a book. Sitemaps are important because it guides web surfers to the particular part of the website they have a point of interest in. With it they would save time following links and get r... Online Marketing: Benefits of a generator sitemap by Nicholas Tan Nov 22, 2008 Generator sitemap programs can be downloaded from various sources on the Internet. Generator sitemap programs have two fundamental purposes. Generator sitemap programs help surfers navigate a site effectively. At the same time, a generator sitemap pr... Article Submitter Review by Timothy Schneider Sep 09, 2008 While article submission isn't anything shockingly new to the world of SEO, many people STILL don't do it... and for good reason. It takes so incredibly long to do manually. I'll admit, I had tried article submission at one ... SEO: Get better ranking for your Website or Blog by submitting Articles by Ralf Engel Jun 14, 2007 After I had set up my new Blog three weeks ago I verified its visibility in Google, Yahoo and MSN. At that moment I had one visit average per day. I noticed that my Blogs' Search Engine position was very very bad. That is normal when you introduce a ...