subject: Page optimization - Site Map & menu [print this page] Page optimization - Site Map & menu Page optimization - Site Map & menu
Page optimization - Site Map & menu
A sitemap is a page listing links represented by an Internet presence. For large projects, can also limit the actual map on the display of the hierarchical structure, in which case the sub-pages or the lower levels are available on other Sitemaps. But even for smaller websites, an additional integration of the hierarchical structure is useful.
A Sitemap has two main functions. First, it offers visitors a simple overview of a web page or a simple menu option. Second, it provides the search engine-related information via the website. Sitemaps for search engines are also called meta-Sitemaps. Here information (relevance, relation, last, last change) now stored in a standardized XML file, linked from the website and uploaded to the server.
Thus, the crawlers of search engines, the site quickly and effectively. Meta-Sitemaps can easily create special programs. Some selected software solutions can be found in `links, tools and software '. Some search engines, it is possible to submit the sitemap of a website directly. It is then automatically retrieved at regular intervals. At Google have to create an account previously.
In addition to many other useful information and tools, you then have the opportunity to file a special sitemap. In addition, it makes sense to also offer the visitor of a website it's own map and navigation aid. This should be possible if not more than 50-100 contain links and also links directly from the homepage.
Does your website more than 100 pages, it is better to structure the site map hierarchy. A subdivision into a Hauptman and one or more sub-maps is also here, as in the preparation of the site navigation, an advantage.
With the help of a map can also be made to minimize the number of levels of a website. This has inter alia the advantage that the PageRank is distributed equally among all the bases. When linking to the pages you need, just like the navigation, using relevant keywords.
Through a sitemap to help visitors to quickly find, fix and manage your website. In addition, it helps that your website is fully searchable and regularly by the crawlers...
