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    • ahmetkul
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      Hi guys,

      I am new to SEO and I have a question for you guys. We created a sitemap for our website. I was thinking of creating a sitemap link on our homepage. Do you think it's a good idea? Would this help us in terms of ranking improvements? Or would help with anything at all?

      Thanks

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      • Hurf
        Hurf last edited by

        Make sure you're doing this for the right reasons: Don't do this to in an effort to improve rankings; do it because it's it improves the user experience, particularly if the site is sizeable. Adding an HTML version of the sitemap can help users find what they want on your site as quickly as possible. This, will reduce bounce rates and increase time on site, which can be a signal that your site delivers content that is relevant to the user's search (which is Google's primary objective - if they deliver relevant search results, people will continue to use their service).  Everything you do to help your visitors find what they are looking for (be that a product or information) as quickly and as painlessly as possible will benefit you directly. Google will reward you for that.

        "Provide a sitemap file with links that point to the important pages on your site. Also provide a page with a human-readable list of links to these pages (sometimes called a site index or site map page)."

        If it's a large site, you may want to break this down over several pages. - "Limit the number of links on a page to a reasonable number (a few thousand at most)."

        I'd be inclined to add a link to this in the footer of the site and/or in an on-site search page.

        Source Google Webmaster Guidelines (under Help Google Find Your Pages section): https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35769?hl=en

        Good luck.

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        • Alick300
          Alick300 last edited by

          Hi Ahmet,

          If you have very large site then you can place HTML sitemap link on homepage that help user to find any particular seaction of your website. For xml sitemap If you're verified in webmaster tools and submitted a sitemap, then there is no need of that.

          Hope this helps.

          Thanks

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