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submitting my Sitemap with google

BBQKevin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:23:39 GMT

Hi.

I'm using Easysite Wizard Pro to build my website. When I try and submit my sitemap I'm getting an error from Google saying it's a html page. However.. all pages opened using ESW Pro are .html

does anybody know how I can get this sorted??

Cheers

Kevin

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

spank — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:26:16 GMT

Hi there,

Is this an option in site wizard pro? I have never used the pro version so not sure.

Sitemaps are usually XML so maybe that's why it isnt working.

You could try http://www.xml-sitemaps.com instead. Submit the site then upload the xml to the folder in the instructions.

Thanks

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

BBQKevin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:03:18 GMT

Thank you for the link.

I now have the site map in xml but how do I get it onto my website? Any new pages are automatically saved as html

cheers (in advance)

Kevin

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

spank — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:12:51 GMT

Hi there,

In the website center click the 'access ftp' link instead of beginning easy site wiz and this will log you directly into the folder your website is saved in.

Locate the folder where your index file is (in public I think) and drop the XML file in the same folder.

Then log into your google webmaster account and add the sitemap URL.

Thanks

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

BBQKevin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:54:22 GMT

thank you again, but I'm being a bit thick now.

I've opened the public folder as you suggested, but how do I drop the file into it?

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

Krystal — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:08:20 GMT

If using FTP just drag across the file from one side to the other then as mentioned goto googles site and log into your account there and goto webmaster tools and add the sitemap url. Google will take about 24hrs to check it. If and error you can use this site to make sure its correct.

http://www.validome.org/google/validate

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

Krystal — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:10:07 GMT

If you get stuck give a shout - I run a few sites one especially has over 300k indexes with 22 google sitemaps being re-built daily....lol

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

BBQKevin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:17:32 GMT

Thank you both for your help. I'm almost there but still not.

I now have my site map in xml and saved on my c drive.

I've been able to open the public folder and I tried to drag and dop the file into it. However I got a new page opened with the following message

"This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below."

I then went back into the folderbut the site map wasn't there.

what am I not doing properly??

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

Krystal — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:19:48 GMT

What FTP software are you using ?

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

BBQKevin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:20:48 GMT

I'm using the BT website centre tools.

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

Krystal — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:26:45 GMT

I'm not a BT customer - I caught a thread via a search that I thought was wierd then came across here - lol and people struggling so I thought I help out if I can I do this for a living web design and hosting. So no real need for BT - lol.

I suspect that the file maybe there but the system isn't setup to recognise .xml

A way to check is to either goto your web browser and type in the URL to where you placed the file and you should see it. Alternatively and my preferred route would be to use something like filezilla http://filezilla-project.org/ and with account information that should be provided to you login and see the file there - if not there then drag and drop it across...

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

BBQKevin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:48:48 GMT

Cheers. it's not there though.

all I obviously need to do now is save the site map into the public folder, but it's beyond me.

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

Krystal — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:21:53 GMT

Can you use FTP access - via say filezilla or any other ftp software cuteftp or smartftp.

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

Krystal — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:22:37 GMT

If you have msn I can talk you through it...

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

BBQKevin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:06:34 GMT

HI. I've just downloaded filezilla and if you're ready.. I'm willing. I went online and "spoke" to BT about the problem. asbolutely useless!!

I was told to "you need to connect to your website via FTP using any FTP client or console (you are free to find some information regarding these applications in the Internet) using the following credentials:
Host name: your domain
User name: your domain
Password: your current domain name password
and upload your site map to the /public folder
how on earth I am supposed to do this I have no idea.

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

Krystal — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:14:59 GMT

lol - will be online again later on - do you have to hand

ftp url = ftp.yourdomain.com is the norm

ftp username = is usually your account login or a specific ftp username that your cpanel can generate

ftp password = again usually either the account login pass or you can generate via ftp.

I've sent you a PM with my MSN details so that we can get you hopefully sorted. lol

Stuart

Re: submitting my Sitemap with google

Krystal — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:15:38 GMT

back online now - contact me via msn if you haven't sorted it