How do you create an XML Sitemap? This presentation talks about the importance of XML sitemaps and how to get one for your site. You can download the tool featured in this presentation here: http://www.wildshark.co.uk/seo-spider/

1. How to create an XML sitemap

2. What is an XML sitemap?
An XML sitemap is a document that helps Google and other major
search engines have a better understanding of your website while
crawling it.

3. Why do you need an XML sitemap?
XML Sitemaps are important for search engines. It makes their job
easier. Even if you rank in the #1 position today you still want to take
care of the maintaining your position.

4. So, how do you create an XML sitemap?

5. Step 1 – Download the Wildshark SEO spider
The Wildshark SEO Spider Tool is great for creating XML sitemaps, all
you have to do is type in your URL and it will create your sitemap.
You can download the SEO Spider here:
http://www.wildshark.co.uk/seo-spider/

6. Step 2 – Start the scan
To start the crawler, all you need to do is type in the URL of the site
you want to crawl and press ‘Start’.

7. Step 3 – Select the ‘export’ tab
Once the crawler has finished scanning the site, click on the ‘Export’
tab.

8. Step 4 – Create the XML sitemap
When you are on the ‘export’ tab, select the ‘create this
report’ option underneath the ‘sitemap’ section.

9. Step 5 – Choose your map type
Once you have started to
create your XML sitemap,
you can either choose the
page or image sitemap.

10. Step 6 – Select your settings
You now have to choose
what you want your sitemap
to include, only select what
you want to be picked up by
Google.

11. Step 7 – Export your sitemap
Your sitemap is completed,
now you just have to select
where you want to save it
and click ‘Finish’

12. You’re all done!
You have now created your XML sitemap, to insert it into your
website, use FTP to upload the file into your ‘route’ folder.