Sitemap Creator

[Reckless]

http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/

a nice online tool to create a sitemap within seconds, just typ in your domain name and let the site do the rest

[boron]

Two questions: What's the difference between a sitemap in ROR format and in XML format?

Where will this sitemap appear on a site? I mean is this only for SE purpose or also for site's visitor?

[Submerge]

The site map is specifically for SEO purposes these days. But it can also be useful for some visitors. Personally, I'd go with the XML format too.

[boron]

When you've created a sitemap, you can submit it in search engines.

Google (https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/about.html).

Yahoo's Submit a website (https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit). put Google's sitemap URL in. (You can submit page by page also if you want).

For MSN, I wouldn't know...

[Submerge]

I believe Google has a site map creator as well in their webmaster tools.

[Tyler]

Yup: www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps (http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps)

I never found it too useful but it's most definitely interesting enough to take a look at.

[boron]

When puting a sitemap on the site, where should be placed? I guess it can be as a file somewhere, but it maybe can also be visible for visitors.

[Reckless]

When puting a sitemap on the site, where should be placed? I guess it can be as a file somewhere, but it maybe can also be visible for visitors.

most people just put a link at the bottom of there site to the sitemap (anchor text: sitemap ;) )

[adquick]

I've always found googles sitemap creator difficult to use but xml-sitemaps.com is great.

For someone who has no idea how to create a sitemap automatically, this is a great tool.

-- Phil