Create A Website Sitemap

It's true. Search engine wars aren't what they used to be. Web 2.0 technologies have made sure of that. However to disband with targeting search engines altogether would be a grave mistake that may likely leave your website 6 feet under. That's why the SEOGuy always recommends that you create a website sitemap that the search engine spiders can come and feast upon.

You have two choices available. 1. You can spend countless hours creating, updating & maintaining your site map using Google's sitemap generator @ google.com/webmasters/tools/dashboard. If you have nothing better to do than watch paint dry on the side of a building then this is indeed the option you want to choose.

2. Use the automated services from HitTail.com.

For me option #2 just makes sense especially when you add up all the other options that are available from HitTail.com. What you don't know is that this is probably the only source that doesn't even pay me an affiliate commission to talk about them. Yet their service is so valuable that I'm more than willing to share this resource with you pro bono.

Free membership with HitTail.com provides you with&

* Real time reporting of exactly who's visiting your website. * Longtail graph of exactly where your traffic is coming from. * One of the best e-mail support systems in the industry. * And more

What it doesn't include is an automated sitemap for you to use. Probably because HitTail understands exactly how valuable of a tool a correctly formatted sitemap is. So if you're going to use their automated service for this you'll need to pay their fee of $9.95 per month which would be worth it for the sitemap alone, but that's only the beginning of what HitTail.com provides it's loyal paying clients.

In case you're wondering "what in the world is a sitemap anyway"? The answer is, it functions like a roadmap for search engine spiders which lets them know exactly where each and every page to your website is. In so doing, when the spiders pay their visit they will have clear direction as to where to find your website and post it successfully to the search engines. With that said, I'm sure you can see why you need to create a website sitemap for all your Internet Marketing endeavors.

About The Author Guy Siverson (AKA SEOGuy) - Read creating google sitemaps for more ideas. - Partner of http://SEO-And-Beyond.com