It is hard to exaggerate the benefits to make site map. As we know, in order to get a good ranking on the search engine, we need to do a lot of things, such as creating an excellent structure providing original and useful content and doing artistic design, etc. All of the above are aiming at the good experiences of our web visitors and making them buy our products.
However, there is a vital factor that many people may ignore before, that is to make site map, which can both improve search engine ranking and experiences for web visitors. With the development of search engine rules, more and more major search engines (like Google, Yahoo, Bing , Ask, Live, etc.) prefer the websites with site maps, and visitors also need site maps to help them find useful information. But how to make sitemap efficiently?
Make Sitemap Manually—Complex, Time-Consuming, and Easy to Make Mistakes
Open a new file in a plain-text or Dream Weaver, and add the information of every page to this file(including the URL, how important it is to the whole web pages, when it is changed lately). But it is very complex and time-consuming to add the information of web pages one by one (especially for a site with a large number of pages), and any mistake will result in an imperfect site map file which may affect the indexing and ranking on the search engine.
Make A Sitemap Using Software—Quick, Efficient, and Easy to Operate
There are many kinds of site map generators on the markets: some of them are free with limited functions while some of them are very expensive with more or less comprehensive functions. On the whole, site map software can automatically make sitemap after you enter the URL and fill out your own requirements. And different software can generate site maps with different qualities.
If you don't want the tiresomely manual site map building or paying hundreds of dollars to purchase the so called fully functional site map generator but truly want the site map file with best quality, Sitemap X is your ultimate choice. It is a fully functioning site map generator for completely free.
Sitemap X is a completely free site map generator which can automatically generate all types of site map versions for Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask, Live, etc. Below are the incomparable features of SiteMap X.
1.Support all kinds of Sites(such as blogs and forums) and generates different versions and high quality site maps(including XML, GZ, TXT and HTML Site maps).
2.Quick automatic generation and immediate uploading. Just entering the URL and filling out the required parts according to your own needs, SiteMap X will automatically generate sitemaps and upload the generated files to your sever in up to one minute.
3.Timely ping the search engines and discover site problems. If any change made in your site, it can automatically ping search engines. Also, an immediate report will be given once it finds site problems in the crawling process.
4.Schedule site map generation according to your needs(set the auto generation time, then SiteMap X can make site map automatically) and provide professional technical support.
I used to build site maps by myself—what a tiresome work! It takes me a lot of time to find this good software. I couldn't believe that such wonderful software is totally free when I found it, but it is true. Thanks very much!
--Brook, New Jersey
Before I tried this software, I need to spend a lot of time and money on creating site maps. Thanks to this software, I need not to spend money or energy on sitemap building any more, while the work still can be done more quickly and efficiently. Good software! Many Thanks!
--Aland, Idaho
I have been doing SEO work for about three years. Usually, I need to apply different software to supporting my work. To be frank, I have not found any more functional site map generator. What' more, it is totally free!
-- Erika, Indiana
It is easy to use and indeed does a perfect job! It is powerful software to improve search engine ranking, and what surprise me most is that it is totally free.
-- Booker, Florida