What Is a Sitemap? (and How To Submit One to Search Console)

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Learn what a sitemap is and how sitemaps can help you to manage your website and your SEO campaign.

Sitemaps are simple files which can help you to organise your website. They are normally either an XML filetype or in a more visual HTML file.

In this video, we'll take you through all of the benefits of creating a sitemap for your website, how some websites are able to do this automatically, how you can create your own sitemap manually, and how to submit your final sitemap to Google's Search Console.

For more details about what sitemaps are, please read our guide:

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[ExposureNinja]

Have you optimised the sitemap for *your* website?

[DiscoveringtheSoul]

This was actually a really good video.

[EpicLib]

Where did the "resubmit" sitemap feature go?.. I used to use it, it seemed to work

[wenafwimwase]

Finally, a fun way to learn a boring thing. Thank you lots

[MattBanks-wbmy]

Thanks for the Video Tim. Should XML site maps be built in a hierarchy ( most important pages first) format as well?

[nicoladavid]

This is insanely helpful and very funny.

[castroagency]

If you have more than 500 pages, and you remove some that doesn't have much interest, to insert some that might generate more interest. Is it possible?

[riyaazct]

Packed with useful information and quite entertaining. Lol. Thank you

[FastingFoodie]

I can't be the only one expecting beak and feathers when I heard "Hen" party!? Very entertaining, thanks for the information. :)

[BeWiseComedyyy]

hey nice info, bright content, love it and you

[adamwright]

Is the site mapping done after the site has been indexed in the search console ?

[iotoro]

Can i sitemap multiple ecommerce stores with one g mail account

[ZzulfadliNasir]

I subscribe to your channel because you wear crown

[jarinxcii]

I want to learn how to make a site map need help 🤣 lols

[kelvinnguyen]

LOL. Congratulations.<3 You're gorgeous!

[brunobanoczi-csernak]

Ok you are fuckin funny🤣🤣🤣 and awsome teacher😍