XML Sitemap
A machine-readable list of your site's pages that search engines use to discover content. Most CMSs generate one automatically at /sitemap.xml.
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The definition
A machine-readable list of your site's pages that search engines use to discover content. Most CMSs generate one automatically at /sitemap.xml.
Why it matters to an owner
Submit it once in Search Console and forget it. But if pages aren't getting indexed, this plus the robots.txt file is where diagnosis starts.
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SEO (Search Engine Optimization)Making your site the best available answer for searches your customers make, so it ranks w…robots.txtA file telling crawlers which parts of your site to skip. Advisory, not security. Well-beh…Organic TrafficVisitors from unpaid search results. Earned by content and reputation rather than bought p…
This is the work. Want it done?
Everything here is free to use yourself. That’s the point. If you’d rather a senior marketer just handle it, in your accounts and your name: 20-minute call, no pitch deck.