hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer questions
episode I’m going to answer questions
episode I’m going to answer questions from one on reader Stan and also share
from one on reader Stan and also share
from one on reader Stan and also share one of the tools that I use to run a
one of the tools that I use to run a
one of the tools that I use to run a business that I really like so it’s a
business that I really like so it’s a
business that I really like so it’s a two-for-one deal here today so stands
two-for-one deal here today so stands
two-for-one deal here today so stands question is about sitemaps so he was
question is about sitemaps so he was
question is about sitemaps so he was saying that a third party recently told
saying that a third party recently told
saying that a third party recently told him that his website records could be
him that his website records could be
him that his website records could be hurt if he doesn’t have a sitemap and he
hurt if he doesn’t have a sitemap and he
hurt if he doesn’t have a sitemap and he says he couldn’t find a site map on Evan
says he couldn’t find a site map on Evan
says he couldn’t find a site map on Evan Carmichael calm and if I can give them
Carmichael calm and if I can give them
Carmichael calm and if I can give them some advice so Stan signups are really
some advice so Stan signups are really
some advice so Stan signups are really important the reason why they’re
important the reason why they’re
important the reason why they’re important is to show the search engines
important is to show the search engines
important is to show the search engines all of the pages that exist on your site
all of the pages that exist on your site
all of the pages that exist on your site so what Google will do as an example is
so what Google will do as an example is
so what Google will do as an example is they’ll come to your home page and then
they’ll come to your home page and then
they’ll come to your home page and then start digging into your site by crawling
start digging into your site by crawling
start digging into your site by crawling the links so the more you link to your
the links so the more you link to your
the links so the more you link to your deeper pages the more they’re going to
deeper pages the more they’re going to
deeper pages the more they’re going to be able to find those pages and get them
be able to find those pages and get them
be able to find those pages and get them indexed into their search engine if you
indexed into their search engine if you
indexed into their search engine if you don’t do a good job by linking them then
don’t do a good job by linking them then
don’t do a good job by linking them then you could have pages that sit on your
you could have pages that sit on your
you could have pages that sit on your site but Google never knows about them
site but Google never knows about them
site but Google never knows about them so in that case if Google doesn’t know
so in that case if Google doesn’t know
so in that case if Google doesn’t know about them they’re not going to build a
about them they’re not going to build a
about them they’re not going to build a rank them for you so the sitemap is a
rank them for you so the sitemap is a
rank them for you so the sitemap is a way to show Google and the other search
way to show Google and the other search
way to show Google and the other search engines all the different pages that you
engines all the different pages that you
engines all the different pages that you have on your site so we spend a lot of
have on your site so we spend a lot of
have on your site so we spend a lot of time with our google sitemaps in
time with our google sitemaps in
time with our google sitemaps in particular and i’ll just show you a
particular and i’ll just show you a
particular and i’ll just show you a quick example so if i go to my homepage
quick example so if i go to my homepage
quick example so if i go to my homepage i have a link here that says google
i have a link here that says google
i have a link here that says google sitemap so come on here a lot and I’ll
sitemap so come on here a lot and I’ll
sitemap so come on here a lot and I’ll show you what I do with my sitemap just
show you what I do with my sitemap just
show you what I do with my sitemap just to kind of give you a sense so we have
to kind of give you a sense so we have
to kind of give you a sense so we have number of different site maps and we
number of different site maps and we
number of different site maps and we have some sub domains that we’re testing
have some sub domains that we’re testing
have some sub domains that we’re testing out for our site Maps always wanting
out for our site Maps always wanting
out for our site Maps always wanting different tests on the site but my main
different tests on the site but my main
different tests on the site but my main one here is for Evan Carmichael calm
one here is for Evan Carmichael calm
one here is for Evan Carmichael calm this is my google webmaster tools and
this is my google webmaster tools and
this is my google webmaster tools and everybody can have a webmaster tools
everybody can have a webmaster tools
everybody can have a webmaster tools account if you click on site
account if you click on site
account if you click on site configuration you’ll be able to go to
configuration you’ll be able to go to
configuration you’ll be able to go to site maps and this will show you the
site maps and this will show you the
site maps and this will show you the different site maps that Google
different site maps that Google
different site maps that Google recognizes so we have you know nine
recognizes so we have you know nine
recognizes so we have you know nine sitemaps plus our main in the article
sitemaps plus our main in the article
sitemaps plus our main in the article sitemap and a blog site map and if you
sitemap and a blog site map and if you
sitemap and a blog site map and if you click in on either of these it’ll show
click in on either of these it’ll show
click in on either of these it’ll show you kind of a detailed list of every
you kind of a detailed list of every
you kind of a detailed list of every page that we’ve indexed so we use a tool
page that we’ve indexed so we use a tool
page that we’ve indexed so we use a tool that we’ll talk about later to create
that we’ll talk about later to create
that we’ll talk about later to create the site map but once you create the
the site map but once you create the
the site map but once you create the site map you submit it to Google you
site map you submit it to Google you
site map you submit it to Google you basically just
basically just
basically just go here submit a sitemap and you add in
go here submit a sitemap and you add in
go here submit a sitemap and you add in a URL so I’m Carl calm this would be
a URL so I’m Carl calm this would be
a URL so I’m Carl calm this would be your website com / whatever and put your
your website com / whatever and put your
your website com / whatever and put your site map in you should send XML type of
site map in you should send XML type of
site map in you should send XML type of feed so that’s why I see it here and
feed so that’s why I see it here and
feed so that’s why I see it here and what’s really beneficial is you can see
what’s really beneficial is you can see
what’s really beneficial is you can see if there’s any problems with your
if there’s any problems with your
if there’s any problems with your sitemap so here there’s there’s been a
sitemap so here there’s there’s been a
sitemap so here there’s there’s been a problem with the sitemaps we have 11
problem with the sitemaps we have 11
problem with the sitemaps we have 11 pages submitted 9 our index and there’s
pages submitted 9 our index and there’s
pages submitted 9 our index and there’s some issue so we need to look at that
some issue so we need to look at that
some issue so we need to look at that and see what see what’s going on if we
and see what see what’s going on if we
and see what see what’s going on if we look at our main articles we can see we
look at our main articles we can see we
look at our main articles we can see we have almost 60,000 that have been
have almost 60,000 that have been
have almost 60,000 that have been contributed to the site map and almost
contributed to the site map and almost
contributed to the site map and almost all of them are indexed so it shows that
all of them are indexed so it shows that
all of them are indexed so it shows that the content is being picked up and is
the content is being picked up and is
the content is being picked up and is being indexed by Google what you can do
being indexed by Google what you can do
being indexed by Google what you can do if you don’t have as much content i
if you don’t have as much content i
if you don’t have as much content i don’t expect most people to have you
don’t expect most people to have you
don’t expect most people to have you know a hundred thousand pages of content
know a hundred thousand pages of content
know a hundred thousand pages of content on their site what it can do is show you
on their site what it can do is show you
on their site what it can do is show you which pages are being indexed and which
which pages are being indexed and which
which pages are being indexed and which ones aren’t which is really important so
ones aren’t which is really important so
ones aren’t which is really important so if you know that you’re submitting pages
if you know that you’re submitting pages
if you know that you’re submitting pages to google and they’re not recognizing
to google and they’re not recognizing
to google and they’re not recognizing those pages are not in the index maybe
those pages are not in the index maybe
those pages are not in the index maybe there’s something wrong with those pages
there’s something wrong with those pages
there’s something wrong with those pages that you can fix up and resubmit so that
that you can fix up and resubmit so that
that you can fix up and resubmit so that they will be indexed these other site
they will be indexed these other site
they will be indexed these other site maps are other files that we have on the
maps are other files that we have on the
maps are other files that we have on the side that could have pictures into them
side that could have pictures into them
side that could have pictures into them or forum posts or other things that they
or forum posts or other things that they
or forum posts or other things that they may not always get picked up so we don’t
may not always get picked up so we don’t
may not always get picked up so we don’t really care too much about these ones
really care too much about these ones
really care too much about these ones but I pay a lot of attention to this you
but I pay a lot of attention to this you
but I pay a lot of attention to this you know if only half of articles are being
know if only half of articles are being
know if only half of articles are being indexed and that would be a major
indexed and that would be a major
indexed and that would be a major problem then we’d have to look at how we
problem then we’d have to look at how we
problem then we’d have to look at how we can fix those up so that’s that’s what’s
can fix those up so that’s that’s what’s
can fix those up so that’s that’s what’s useful about the sitemaps it helps the
useful about the sitemaps it helps the
useful about the sitemaps it helps the search engines know which articles are
search engines know which articles are
search engines know which articles are on your site and it helps you figure out
on your site and it helps you figure out
on your site and it helps you figure out which articles are being indexed in
which articles are being indexed in
which articles are being indexed in which ones aren’t and if there’s any
which ones aren’t and if there’s any
which ones aren’t and if there’s any problems they’ll let you know so that’s
problems they’ll let you know so that’s
problems they’ll let you know so that’s a great way to do it now to create a
a great way to do it now to create a
a great way to do it now to create a site map it can be super easy you don’t
site map it can be super easy you don’t
site map it can be super easy you don’t need to have a lot of technical
need to have a lot of technical
need to have a lot of technical experience to do it so what I use if I
experience to do it so what I use if I
experience to do it so what I use if I go to my favorite tools here this is a
go to my favorite tools here this is a
go to my favorite tools here this is a page i use to showcase all the tools
page i use to showcase all the tools
page i use to showcase all the tools that are used to run my business i use a
that are used to run my business i use a
that are used to run my business i use a free tool free is always a magic word
free tool free is always a magic word
free tool free is always a magic word for business owners it’s called g site
for business owners it’s called g site
for business owners it’s called g site crawler Angie site crawler is a free
crawler Angie site crawler is a free
crawler Angie site crawler is a free download that it’s a as a pc software
download that it’s a as a pc software
download that it’s a as a pc software you download onto your computer you put
you download onto your computer you put
you download onto your computer you put in your URL and basically what it will
in your URL and basically what it will
in your URL and basically what it will do is crawl your website like Google so
do is crawl your website like Google so
do is crawl your website like Google so they’ll start on your homepage and then
they’ll start on your homepage and then
they’ll start on your homepage and then start going to all the sub pages and
start going to all the sub pages and
start going to all the sub pages and then
then
then create a site map for you so to create
create a site map for you so to create
create a site map for you so to create that site map it has to be in a specific
that site map it has to be in a specific
that site map it has to be in a specific language that the search engines
language that the search engines
language that the search engines understand and if you’re not a very
understand and if you’re not a very
understand and if you’re not a very technical person it can be a little
technical person it can be a little
technical person it can be a little overwhelming to try to create that so
overwhelming to try to create that so
overwhelming to try to create that so what we’ll do is use G site crawler will
what we’ll do is use G site crawler will
what we’ll do is use G site crawler will do this once a month for for our site
do this once a month for for our site
do this once a month for for our site because we have a lot of ongoing stuff
because we have a lot of ongoing stuff
because we have a lot of ongoing stuff that’s happening with our business if
that’s happening with our business if
that’s happening with our business if you don’t have a lot of changes and you
you don’t have a lot of changes and you
you don’t have a lot of changes and you don’t need to do it as frequently but
don’t need to do it as frequently but
don’t need to do it as frequently but this program does too cool thing is one
this program does too cool thing is one
this program does too cool thing is one it creates a sitemap and will
it creates a sitemap and will
it creates a sitemap and will automatically you know generate that
automatically you know generate that
automatically you know generate that file which all you have to do is upload
file which all you have to do is upload
file which all you have to do is upload to your website and then go back to
to your website and then go back to
to your website and then go back to google and click submit a sitemap and
google and click submit a sitemap and
google and click submit a sitemap and put in the URL the other really cool
put in the URL the other really cool
put in the URL the other really cool thing about it is it will tell you if
thing about it is it will tell you if
thing about it is it will tell you if there’s any errors with your website so
there’s any errors with your website so
there’s any errors with your website so let’s hope there’s any crawl errors so
let’s hope there’s any crawl errors so
let’s hope there’s any crawl errors so you might be linking to a page it
you might be linking to a page it
you might be linking to a page it doesn’t exist anymore because you’ve
doesn’t exist anymore because you’ve
doesn’t exist anymore because you’ve updated it or you change your template
updated it or you change your template
updated it or you change your template or you’re trying to pull in a picture
or you’re trying to pull in a picture
or you’re trying to pull in a picture that doesn’t exist it tells you what
that doesn’t exist it tells you what
that doesn’t exist it tells you what those errors are and gives you a big
those errors are and gives you a big
those errors are and gives you a big list it tells you where the arrows are
list it tells you where the arrows are
list it tells you where the arrows are generated from and what you need to do
generated from and what you need to do
generated from and what you need to do to fix it so that’s great to either do
to fix it so that’s great to either do
to fix it so that’s great to either do yourself or give to your technical guy
yourself or give to your technical guy
yourself or give to your technical guy to be able to go in and make those site
to be able to go in and make those site
to be able to go in and make those site changes because the more those kind of
changes because the more those kind of
changes because the more those kind of broken links you have or broken images
broken links you have or broken images
broken links you have or broken images somewhere on your website the more of
somewhere on your website the more of
somewhere on your website the more of those you have the worst looks or Google
those you have the worst looks or Google
those you have the worst looks or Google and you could potentially have a penalty
and you could potentially have a penalty
and you could potentially have a penalty hit on your site usually those types of
hit on your site usually those types of
hit on your site usually those types of errors are not on your homepage you’re
errors are not on your homepage you’re
errors are not on your homepage you’re very deep on some old page that you
very deep on some old page that you
very deep on some old page that you haven’t updated for years but if you
haven’t updated for years but if you
haven’t updated for years but if you have enough of them that could look bad
have enough of them that could look bad
have enough of them that could look bad in the search engines eyes so you
in the search engines eyes so you
in the search engines eyes so you definitely want to fix those up and
definitely want to fix those up and
definitely want to fix those up and again g sy crawler does that for you and
again g sy crawler does that for you and
again g sy crawler does that for you and it’s completely free so Stan I hope that
it’s completely free so Stan I hope that
it’s completely free so Stan I hope that helps answer your question if you guys
helps answer your question if you guys
helps answer your question if you guys liked the video please give the video a
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thumbs up below i always appreciate
thumbs up below i always appreciate seeing those you know those thumbs ups
seeing those you know those thumbs ups
seeing those you know those thumbs ups coming in and if you have any comments
coming in and if you have any comments
coming in and if you have any comments so if you’re using a different program
so if you’re using a different program
so if you’re using a different program i’d love to hear from you if you want to
i’d love to hear from you if you want to
i’d love to hear from you if you want to leave a comment under the video and I’ll
leave a comment under the video and I’ll
leave a comment under the video and I’ll always do my best to respond to you or
always do my best to respond to you or
always do my best to respond to you or maybe even make a video reply so thank
maybe even make a video reply so thank
maybe even make a video reply so thank you and we’ll see you on the next
you and we’ll see you on the next
you and we’ll see you on the next episode
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