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XML Sitemaps

Sitemaps are an easy way for Web developers to inform search engines of the structure of their Web site. Sitemaps define the URLs of a Web site and include additional information for search engines like when the file was last updated, how often it's updated, and how important it is. Sitemaps have received support from Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft.
What is a Sitemap?
What is an XML sitemap and why should I use them on my site? XML sitemaps are a new schema and protocol accepted by Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! to help assist search engines. Setting up a sitemap for your Web site allows search engines to more accurately review the files on your site, including their locations and relative importance to each other.

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