Scott and Wes break down the importance of sitemaps for SEO. They dive into the different file formats, essential fields, and common pitfalls to avoid when creating and submitting your sitemap to search engines.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
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02:39 Sitemaps.
04:36 Why do you need a sitemap?
06:34 Sitemap file formats.
08:31 Choosing a file format.
09:17 Site map file size limits.
10:32 Fullyqualified URLs.
10:50 Fields and metadata.
10:58 What fields matter for SEO?
14:20 What to avoid in your sitemap?
14:23 Dynamic user pages and account pages.
14:43 Parameterbased URLs.
16:01 Redirects, duplicates or disallowed pages.
16:11 Unlisted pages.
17:07 How do you make a sitemap?
20:06 What to do once you have a sitemap.
20:08 Validation.
20:20 Submit to search engine.
22:11 Cache them!

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