Site Map for Template Website

[MarcinSarasota]

I have a template website and read that it is difficult for Google to spider them. I am thinking about adding a Site Map to each page. Any thoughts or advice?

Marc Rasmussen
www.TheSarasotaMLS.com

[sarahk]

Just Do It!

A site map is a must have. However I would have a link to a page which is a site map on every page, rather than a site map on every page. Sites that do often look spammy.

On your http://www.thesarasotamls.com/ I would:
* Rethink everything from "Referral Network" down. Have one link to the network, then links from the intro page to all the pages.
* Get rid of those buttons that insist on being on your home page. Identify how much inbound traffic you get and keep the best. Most are wannabe's.
* Any with the word "link" in them should be assessed twice eg worldpropertylinks and links-pal.
* Put the words: Sarasota Real Estate - Siesta Key Real Estate -
Longboat Key Real Estate inside a < h 1 > tag.

hope this helps....

Sarah

[chachi]

sitemap = great idea. Good for your users and good for the bots.

[ResaleBroker]

I agree, a "Site Map" is an important tool in SEO.

When you set up your site map keep SEO in mind. Use "Anchor Text" to your advantage.

[SEO Jason]

I'd double check who you link with there sarasota, just noticed that you link with a site wayneandfriends.com. If I were you I probably wouldn't link with them. Looks like they've been banned. For being that old of a site, yet having no PR and showing only 1 back link. Also because of this, doesn't look like your getting credit for the back link. And if this site is in fact banned, I wouldn't be wanting to link to it.

[ResaleBroker]

Did you check that manually or do have software that checks the PR?

[SEO Jason]

i checked it manually, why?

[ResaleBroker]

I was wondering how a website with a large number of backlinks could find out periodically if any of the sites linked to had been banned.

[SEO Jason]

I dunno, I check them manually. Programs seem to have errors. I hate getting messages from people that run programs that say the link isn't there, but the link is there. annoys me to no end.

[ResaleBroker]

That seems like a lot of links to be checking all the time.