Should I add my blog posts to my sitemap.txt file?
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This seems like it should be an obvious no, just because of the amount of work that would entail, and then remembering to do it every time I make a post, but since I couldn't find anything on Google about it and have never heard anyone mention it, I figured I'd ask.
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Is the place where you submit a txt sitemap in Webmaster tools different from where you'd submit an XML version?
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I was using an XML sitemap, but it got all screwed up somehow, and I just deleted it and haven't been using one since. This was about a month ago.
I'll try that website, though. Thanks.
But in Google Webmaster Tools, where you can submit a txt sitemap, I'm just going to assume to leave the blog posts out of it.
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Are you utilizing an XML sitemap? In my opinion it's much easier to do it this way than manage text files.
I have XML sitemaps autogenerate (there are websites like http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ that work, too), and then point Google Webmaster to those XML files.
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