Google Sitemaps

Google Sitemap Questions

• Will Google sitemap work with subdomains?  Nope. I got a "DENIED URL" response to any subdomain listing in my Sitemaps control panel.
• If I redirect a url in sitemap to subdomains, will the final url get indexed or no?
• How do I generate a sitemap for Yahoo? Go here to submit a sitemap to Yahoo (requires free registration). Just dump the urls in a text file named urllist.txt. RSS feeds are also possible, which include <title><descr>. I have no idea which format is the best way to go. Purely in terms of filesize, text file is the best option.
  • Atom 0.3
  • RSS
  • text file.
• Is there a filesize limit on Yahoo sitemaps?

Google Sitemap XML Structure

Right now, I'm just using <loc> and <lastmod>Y-m-d</lastmod> I have read Vanessa say Google find other information (priority/frequency, etc) valuable, but for now I'm going to leave them out of my XML file.

Yahoo Sitemap RSS

Here is the structure of an RSS 2.0 sitemap feed for CNN.com: It's basically the same structure as Yahoo Video RSS feed.

• <title>CNN.com</title>
• <link>http://www.cnn.com/rssclick/?section=cnn_topstories</link>
• <description>
  CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more.
  </description>
• <language>en-us</language>
• <copyright>© 2006 Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright>
• <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 07:38:12 EST</pubDate>

Google Sitemap Links

• How to Make Use of Google Sitemaps

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