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Which is better: an HTML site map or XML Sitemap?

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Uploaded on Oct 7, 2009

Raj in India asks:

"HTML site map v/s XML Sitemap. Which one is yummy for Google search engine spider?"

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  • John Greer

    John Greer 3 years ago

    People pointing guns at webmasters' heads and forcing them to pick between HTML and XML sitemaps is actually a growing problem - I'm glad Matt has the courage to address this issue.

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  • Warren Redlich

    Warren Redlich 3 years ago

    Surprised you didn't mention Google Webmaster Tools, which seems to favor xml sitemaps.

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  • Chris Hay

    Chris Hay 1 month ago

    awesome, u made me really lol

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  • Jack Sarlo

    Jack Sarlo 2 months ago

    You need both ideally, one for google to tell them about all your website pages, and the other a neat directory which can be useful for your visitors if you have a big site.

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  • joshkeatley

    joshkeatley 6 months ago

    Thanks very helpful!

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  • md khatib ahmed

    md khatib ahmed 9 months ago

    thank u very much for sharing such valuable information. i was trying xml sitemaps

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  • BasicWebSolutions

    BasicWebSolutions 11 months ago

    That;s pretty bad information they should do a follow up video telling people they do not accept HTML sitemaps any more.

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  • Arafath Hashmi

    Arafath Hashmi 1 year ago

    Guys this video made in 2009, and now the situations have changed. Don't blame Matt for this..

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  • agapitoflores001

    agapitoflores001 1 year ago

    I think they are of both significance. It will only have to depend on hoe it is used by the user.

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  • Sitemapmaker

    Sitemapmaker 2 years ago

    There are about 12 different types of sitemaps, Google uses the xml version, but all are important.

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  • srikanth94

    srikanth94 2 years ago

    blogger has a gun to my head!

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