This presentation gives information to Eshopbox owners to use an xml sitemap

1. How to use an xml sitemap
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What you will learn here
▪ What is an xml sitemap
▪ Why to use an xml sitemap
▪ How to use an xml sitemap
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What is an xml sitemap
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4. What is an xml sitemap
▪ An xml sitemap is an xml file on your online site that enables search
engine crawlers like Google, Yahoo and Bing to find out what pages are
present on your site, which have recently changed and to crawl your site
accordingly
▪ An xml sitemap enables search engines to index your entire site and see
what is important for visitors
▪ Your site’s xml sitemap is located at
http://www.’yourwebsitename’.com/sitemap.xml
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5. 2
Why to use an xml sitemap
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6. Why to use an xml sitemap
▪ Eshopbox creates a dynamic xml sitemap for your site as your site goes
online
▪ It is used by search engine crawlers to find out what pages are present
on your site and which have been recently changed
▪ Whenever you add or delete a page, your xml sitemap is updated
automatically and hence search engines trace your site updates easily
▪ It enables proper indexing of your online site by major search engines
such as google, yahoo, bing
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How to use an xml sitemap
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8. How to use an xml sitemap
Step 1:
▪ Log in to your site admin panel with your login Id and password
▪ Click on the ‘Promote’ tab and select ‘SEO suite’ from the drop down
menu
Promote tab
SEO suite link
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9. How to use an xml sitemap
Step 2:
▪ Click on the ‘PAGE INFO’ link
SEO suite page
Page
Info link
 Note: XML Sitemap can also be accessed from ‘SEARCH ENGINES’ and
‘301 REDIRECTION’ links
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10. How to use an xml sitemap
Step 3:
▪ Select ‘XML SITEMAP’ from the list, under the ‘PAGE INFO’ link
XML Sitemap link
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11. How to use an xml sitemap
Step 4: Default xml sitemap
▪ Your Eshopbox already has a default xml sitemap for search engines
▪ When you open the xml sitemap page, the ‘I want to use default xml
sitemap’ option is selected by default for ‘Select your sitemap’
▪ Click the ‘Submit’ button to submit your xml sitemap to search engines
Selected by default
Default
xml
sitemap
Submit
button
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12. How to use an xml sitemap
Step 5: Rewriting Robot.txt file
▪ To submit a custom xml sitemap for your site, select the ‘I want to submit
custom xml sitemap’ option for ‘Select your sitemap’
▪ Write your xml sitemap in the blank text field provided
▪ Click on ‘Submit’ to submit your xml sitemap to search engines
Blank text
field to enter
your xml
sitemap
Submit
button
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