Give the search engine spiders a map

Create a site map for your site. Setup a page and take some time and link to each and every page on your website, including a short description for each page.

This may take some time to initially setup, but if you add this to your list of to do items whenever you add a new page to your site, it won’t be so bad.

Link to this page from your home page and from each of the pages on your website. Most spider based search engines (like Google) really love to find pages through other links.

A site map makes their job easier, and it ensures that each page of your site will eventually get indexed.

Fill it with keywords

Make sure to include keywords describing each page listed on your site map. This will also help in the ranking for the pages your site map points to.

The keywords you use here will help set the initial theme for the spiders as the reach that page. If you’ve done your job well and followed the advice in the previous article properly, you’ll make it so much easier for the search engines to index your pages the way you want them to be indexed.

They’re good for people too

The main purpose for your site map will be to make it easier for search engine spiders to find all the pages on your site.

But they can also be useful navigation tools for your visitors. Keep this in mind when creating your site map and you’ll be adding more value for your visitors.

Having good navigation for your website is essential for getting your visitors to stay longer and browse around on your site.

If they get confused and can’t find their way around, they’ll head straight for the nearest exit.