Create a new XML Sitemap for a blog subdomain?
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What would be the best way to go about this?
A site just put a blog on http://blog.domain.com/
Should there be a separate XML Sitemap for that particular subdomain or should the original XML Sitemap for the main domain be sufficient?
Looking forward to your responses.
Thanks
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Dear searchpl,
It will be better to add and verify blog.domain.com in your GWT, and add a separate sitemap inside this account.
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