Google Sitemaps Explained - How To Use Google Sitemaps

Written by Titus Hoskins


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Now there is already a flood of these generators popping up! Different ways of generating your XML powered sitemap file. More are probably appearing as you read this. For your convenience, three ways to generate your XML Sitemaps file are listed below:

Difficult - Google's Python Generator

That's a relative term, if you know your server likerepparttar back of your hand and installing scripts doesn't scarerepparttar 149343 bejesus out of you, you're probably smiling atrepparttar 149344 word difficult. Google supplies a link to a generator which you can download and set up on your server. It will cough up your sitemap XML file and automatically feed it to Google. Google XML Generator https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/docs/en/sitemap- generator.html

In order for this Generator to work, Python version 2.2 must be installed on your web server - many servers don't have this. If you know what you're doing, this will probably be a good choice.

You don't need a Google Account to use Sitemaps but it's encouraged because you can track your sitemap's progress and view diagnostic information. If you already have another Google Account gmail, Google Alerts, etc. just use that one to sign in and follow directions from there.

To submit your Sitemap using an HTTP request, issue your request torepparttar 149345 following URL:

www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ping?sitemap=sitemap_url

Hard - A PHP Code Generator

This is a php generator that you can place on your server. This generator will spider your site, and produce your XML sitemap file. Downloadrepparttar 149346 phpSitemapNG and upload it to your server. Runrepparttar 149347 generator to get your XML sitemap file and send it to Google. PHP Generator http://enarion.net/google/

Again, this is only hard to do if you don't know your way around PHP files or scripts.

Easy - Free Online Generator

These Generators are popping up everywhere, and Google now keeps a list of these 'third party suppliers' of generators on their site. Find them here: http://code.google.com/sm_thirdparty.html

One ofrepparttar 149348 easiest to use is http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ and you can index up to 500 pages with this online Generator very quickly and it will give yourepparttar 149349 sitemap XML file Google needs to index your site. It will go into your site, spider it and index all your pages into an XML sitemap of your site. You can download this file, Compressed or Non- compressed and make minor changes such as settingrepparttar 149350 priority, changing frequency, etc.

Then upload this file to your site as sitemap.xml torepparttar 149351 root directory of your server i.e. where you have your homepage. Then notify Google Sitemaps of your XML file and you're in business.

Of course,repparttar 149352 only drawback, if you constantly add pages to your site you will need to also add these pages to your XML sitemap file. This won't be much of a problem unless you're daily adding pages to your site - then you will need something likerepparttar 149353 PHP or Python generator to do all this for you automatically.

Google is stillrepparttar 149354 major search engine onrepparttar 149355 web so getting your pages indexed and updated quickly isrepparttar 149356 major reason to use Google Sitemaps. If you want your site to remain competitive it's probably repparttar 149357 wisest route to take.



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Unique Variations of Solitaire is One of the Things a Solitaire Lover Seeks!

Written by John Taylor


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The interface can be changed to suit your personal color and background preferences, as well as your choice of card backs. You can also use any BMP or JPEG image to create personal card backs. I especially like some ofrepparttar features like "You Are Stuck" that lets you know if there are no more legal moves to be made. You can utilizerepparttar 148048 multi-level undo/redo menu to make your game play as challenging as you like. You can viewrepparttar 148049 history of your played games very easily withrepparttar 148050 many statistical and scoring screens available in BVS Solitaire Collection so you'll be able to keep track of your performance and progress. And you can publish your personal statistics onrepparttar 148051 BVS Solitaire Collection web site and see where you rank inrepparttar 148052 top scores list.

John Taylor has been reviewing games since 2000.


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