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Jul 8, 2024 23 min

792: Perfect Sitemaps for SEO

from Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats Hosted by Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

Scott and Wes break down the importance of sitemaps for SEO. They dive into the different file formats, essential fields, and common pitfalls to avoid when creating and submitting your sitemap to search engines. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! New Swag Coming Soon. Tolin.ski. 02:09 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:39 Sitemaps. 04:36 Why do you need a sitemap? 06:34 Sitemap file formats. 08:31 Choosing a file format. 09:17 Site map file size limits. 10:32 Fully-qualified URLs. 10:50 Fields and metadata. 10:58 What fields matter for SEO? 14:20 What to avoid in your sitemap? 14:23 Dynamic user pages and account pages. 14:43 Parameter-based URLs. 16:01 Redirects, duplicates or disallowed pages. 16:11 Unlisted pages. 17:07 How do you make a sitemap? 20:06 What to do once you have a sitemap. 20:08 Validation. 20:20 Submit to search engine. Bing Webmaster Tools. Google Search Console. 22:11 Cache them! Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

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