Site Mapping Done Right
September 7, 2007 – 8:35 pmIn addition to helping visitors find pages on your website, a site map makes it possible for search engines to index them. Site mapping is especially important for search engine indexing if the pages aren’t linked elsewhere in the website, or if they are linked to using methods search “spiders” are unable to navigate. Read on for details regarding some of the right techniques for initially mapping or improving the site map of your website…
The link to the site map should be on a page which search engines can find, such as the home page (index.htm). It can be placed in a non-frame column on the left or right side of the page, or in a small font at the bottom. The link should not be put in a menu which uses JavaScript or is located within a frame. It is also preferable to make it a text link, rather than a linked image.
