Why XML sitemaps may be THE MOST overrated SEO tactic ever.

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Why XML sitemaps may be THE MOST overrated SEO tactic ever.

06-23-2008, 12:07 PM,

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Why XML sitemaps may be THE MOST overrated SEO tactic ever.

Quote: I dont agree with the sitemaps are a great idea crowd. So, why am I calling sitemaps the most overrated SEO tactic ever?

XML Sitemaps Dont Solve Problems

Ive done SEO on sites as small as 4-5 pages. Ive done SEO on sites with 15,000,000+ pages. Ive never once recommended the site owner create an XML sitemap and submit it to the search engines. Sitemaps dont really solve any problems where indexing and crawlability are concerned. Lets use a typical 100-page site as an example:...

full article: http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/xml-site...ever/1193/

A related article:

Quote:There are many SEOs spilt on the topic of the value in submitting a Sitemap to Google. In my opinion, it is clear that if a site has very poor navigation and on-page SEO, submitting a Sitemap might be your only alternative. But for well optimized sites, is there a benefit in submitting a Sitemap file to Google?...

full article: http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/017415.html

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