Site maps
Adding site maps to your websites has two big advantages:
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HTTP sitemaps will make your websites easier for human visitors to find their way around
A hierarchical list of pages, reflecting your sites structure, that is accessible from every page on your website will mean your visitors are only ever one click away from a full list of the resources on your site.
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XML sitemaps will make them more attractive to Google and other search engines when they spider your site.
An XML sitemap is the first thing Google looks for when visiting your site. As most site owners want to court favourable activity by search engines, you should make every effort to ensure an up-to-date XML sitemap is available.
