Site Map Importance
When I was in college, the one element of building a website was always the site map page. The site map is like a legend in that it lays out all in one place what can be found on the whole website. It makes navigating a website very easy for visitors. Having one in place is not only extremely helpful to visitors but can help with search engine indexing.
Since the site map holds a link to every page on your website, it’s like one-stop shopping for a search engine crawler. Site maps or site indexes save visitors from having to search all over your website for just the right page they are looking for. Here is a look at a site map.

Site maps do not have to be fancy, just functional. Group pages together by subject, then list subjects alphabetically with links under corresponding heading. Since web pages can have thousands of pages, to keep your site map manageable, either just include the most relevant web pages link with their best keyword or have keyword links that will direct a visitor to an unabridged site map.
Since site maps may seem like a way just to create internal linking, it can also be useful to both search engines and web visitors.
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