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Why Should I Use XML Google Sitemaps?

December 14, 2009
When you hear the term Google Sitemap, you most likely assume that it is a tool used by Google when ranking websites. If you do, you are assuming wrong. Google sitemaps are actually used by multiple search engines during their indexing and ranking process. In short, the Google sitemap is a basic XML file which contains all of the separate pages from a particular website in a format that is simple for search engines to read and index. The format used by Google Sitemaps was actually developed by a team that included members from Microsoft, Google and Yahoo, but it is known by most web surfers as “Google” XML Sitemaps.
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What Is a National SEO Campaign?

October 29, 2009
Your problem: you are located in Small Town, USA and manufacture hand-blown glass vases. You want to sell your product throughout the nation, but your current website just isn’t netting you results. In fact, when you try to search for yourself, you realize your website is ranked number 453 – no one is ever going to find you.
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