How to create and submit an XML sitemap using free tools

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Some questions covered are...

Can I use an XML sitemap as a substitution for a robot.txt file?

No, you must still use a robots.txt file to restricted the engines from pages and folders you do not want them to index.

Will submitting an XML sitemap increase my pagerank?

No, it will not. An XML sitemap has nothing to do with pagerank.

Will submitting a sitemap get me out of the sandbox or supplemental index?

No, it will not. Submitting a sitemap will not help you with either of these problems

I've submitted a sitemap and may site is still not being fully crawled. Why?

There could be other factors involved. Check your sites navigation. Make sure all your links are accessible and spiderable.

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• xml
• sitemap
• site
• map
• google
• yahoo
• msn