HubSpot: Sitemaps: What They Are, How to Create One & Submit it to Google

HubSpot just released another brilliant blogpost:

Sitemaps are one of SEO’s oldies but goodies. In fact, they’re one of the most important elements of SEO, because they help Google and other search engines find the pages on your website. Not to mention they also help you rank better, because Google is able to locate new pages and identify updates to old pages much more quickly. In a nutshell: you can’t live without ’em. I’ve often heard that they can feel overwhelming and quite technical to understand. But don’t let the frustration of their technicality make you throw your computer out the window — I’ve got your back! I will show you what sitemaps are, how to create one, how to submit them to Google, and all the essential best practices. What is a sitemap? To start off with the basics, a sitemap is a file that provides information about the pages, videos, images, and other files

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