Adding your site map to Google webmaster tools is important for getting your blog indexed for google. Here are simple instructions showing how to add your sitemap.
1.Go to google webmaster tools.
2. Log in with your blog credentials.
3.Click on the site you wish to submit the site map for.
1.Go to google webmaster tools.
2. Log in with your blog credentials.
3.Click on the site you wish to submit the site map for.
4.Click on button “sitemaps”.
5. A pop up menu will appear showing your blog URL.
6. Next to the blog URL you will see box, in the box type in feeds/posts/default
7. Now click on "test sitemap."
8. Now click on "view test result."
You will now see a box at bottom that says no errors This means sitemap is working and the test was successful.
9. Now repeat steps 4-7 again but this time click on "submit site" instead of test site.
You have now successfully submitted your sitemap to Google webmaster tools.
Ooo this is real;y helpful, thanks! Will have a look at this, great post!
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Deletedidn't know about this, thanks for the step by step :) xo
ReplyDeleteI had no idea about this so helpful !!
ReplyDeleteI hope that this post will help people to get their blogs indexed.
DeleteI had no idea about this so helpful thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this tutorial. I haven't submitted my blog to sitemaps yet, even though I've been blogging for 5 years.
ReplyDeleteIts very simple to do especially if you want to work with brands.
Deletewhat is the use of this ? i dont know thats why i am asking. thanks.
ReplyDeletePageRank is an algorithm used by Google Search to rank websites in their search engine results. If you work with brands on product reviews etc , companies will want to know what your page rank is, in order to get this rank you will need to submit your blog sitemap to google for indexing via webmaster tools.
DeleteGreat clear instructions Nayna.
ReplyDeleteThanks GG. It took me a while to work it out and once I did I thought it would be useful to share the instructions.
Deletecould have done with this a couple months ago when trying to do this! i had to figure it out myself instead.
ReplyDeleteYes I wish I had read similar tutorial , I spent hours trying to figure out what to do and it turned out fairly simple so thought to share here to help others.
DeleteVery helpful. I'm not sure if I have added mine, so will deffo check now x
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Very helpful post! I'm not sure if I've added mine yet, I think I have but can't remember so will double check now x
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Hope you do Julie.
DeleteOoh fab fab fab. I knew I needed to do this but didn't know how to go about it. Thank you so so much! Tx
ReplyDeleteThank you Nanya - we will all benefit and you have even made it clear enough for me to use!
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DeleteBlogger seems at once simpler and more complicated than wordpress. Glad I use the latter, but hope your post helps some blogger users
ReplyDeleteFiona, I think word press has lots of plugins that blogger does not.But at least it encourages to learn and share new things with each other.
DeleteYou have no idea what you've got me into lol!!! Very complex but very fascinating - am now looking at all the other things I can tweak! V useful post, thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nayna. Very well explained.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Mina.
DeleteThank you so much for this. I had no idea. I've passed this on to my tech support (hubby) to do this for me. Popping over from www.mummy2monkeys.co.uk
ReplyDeleteI hope you find it useful.
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ReplyDeleteHelen X
I hope it helps others as I found it hard not knowing how to add it on my site at first.
DeleteSo is this only for blogger or should everyone do it? Thank you for sharing your tips!
ReplyDeleteThese instructions are for blogger blog I am not sure how wordpress works. Sorry
DeleteI need wp instructions. Sure it will help loads of blogger people x
ReplyDeleteInstructions for adding site map for wordpress.
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So helpful, thanks for sharing! This is now on my to do list
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ReplyDeletevery informative post. thank you Nayna...
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ReplyDeleteA useful post for those on Blogger - I've moved now to WP though!!
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ReplyDeleteFantastic tutorial! Will really help those on Blogger blogs who are struggling x
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ReplyDeleteI don't know if I've done this so I'll bookmark the page and check. Thanks :)
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I like How To type of posts.
Fabulous clear instructions. thank you.
ReplyDeletefab info Nayna !
ReplyDeleteI'm on WordPress but im sure this is very useful for those on blogger as it is very clear
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, such a useful post, I've just added my URL to it x
ReplyDeleteReally helpful, as I don't think I have actually done this.
ReplyDeleteReally clear instructions, even I could do it. But I'm not sure why I'm doing it lol. So much to learn about blogging!
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