Wednesday 27 February 2008

How to add Google Sitemap for Blogger blog

How to add your blogger blog sitemap to your Google Webmaster tools ? - my blog readers often ask me this question. Unfortunately, Blogger blogs don't have real sitemap and you can't create it. But do you know that your RSS or Atom feed are some kind of sitemap?

'Why do I need to add sitemap to Google?' - Well, the short answer is : it will help Google to crawl your blog pages better and faster.

You can add your RSS feed to Google Webmaster Tools and Google will use it like sitemap of your blog.

How to add sitemap (RSS) to Google Webmaster Tools

1. Go to your Webmaster Tools

2. Your blog mast be added to Google webmaster tools, if not - read How to add Blogger blog to Google

3. Welcome back! ok, now choose your blog in webmaster tools dashboard (click on the link)

4. Go to 'Sitemaps' , and click 'Add a Sitemap'. Choose type: 'Add General Web Sitemap' and in the field put 'rss.xml' (ggg) . Click 'Add General Web Sitemap'.

sitemap_for_blogger

5. Done, Cheers...

44 comments:

prashanth said...

thanks a lot for this method. I was wondering how to add a sitemap to my blogger blogs.

Anonymous said...

Hi,
Your post helps me to add a sitemap and now I think it will be indexed better in google :)

Anonymous said...

How to make the Upload of the Rss.xml?

Obrigado!!
Have a nice day.

balbino

Mr. Geek said...

if you mean the refreshing (uploading) of rss by google - google will check your rss everyday (for updates)

Teal Marie Chimblo Fyrberg said...

Man, thank you so much for this post. YOur method worked great!

Piyush Tayade said...

Thanks for the tip. I was looking for it and i have added rss to my blog www.majhyalekhnetun.blogspot.com Thanks !!!

alexfitness said...

Hello. I did not find ADD a SITEMAP on Google webmaster Dashboard - SItemaps .

Yeterday I submitted as you said
rss.xml , and today it is displayed errors on STATUS. What should I do?

Looking forward for your answer
Thanks

Unknown said...

I was stumped cos your screen shot looked different to what I saw - there was a button 'submit sitemap' under the url with a box at the end, but I worked it out. thanks so much not found this info anywhere else on the web

Lenox Knits said...

I just did it. Very easy. I was pulling my hair out reading Google's directions. Why can't they just explain it like you did instead of making it sound so complicated?

amandaautismx2 said...

All these days I've been trying to find out how to do this. Thank you soooooooooo much!!! I will follow you now as well.

xgharibyan said...

Hello.
Thank's for your post. It is really help me to add a sitemap.

Keep Going.

Alya Khan said...

Great post!! I was actually searching for it!! thanks for clearing all my doubts in regards to submitting sitemap for blogs

afro ink said...

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I have been trying for HOURS to figure out how to add a sitemap to my Blogger, blog! I watched countless videos! Read numerous website, and just when I was about to pull out my last strand of hair... I found your blog!

The rss.xml code worked like a charm!!!

Uday and Sekhon said...

Nice post

Matthew lyth said...

Great! Thanks.

Stephanie said...

Took me a minute to figure it out but got it done on a few of my blogs. So simple. Thank you! I think I'll subscribe to your blog and see if I can earn a little more with my blogs. Thank you!

IMOOO said...

great job...

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Web Designer said...

Thanks for showing a different way.

Roshith Kaniyamchalil said...

its really helpful... thanks...

Unknown said...

I didn't find "Add General Web Sitemap" Where is it? I want to submit a sitemap of my blog: http://chankeypathak.blogspot.com/
Help!

ecommerce website development said...

I could not understand what is the reason that why Google blog (Blogger) site map cannot be generated? or how RSS feed site map can be submitted. so its better to make blog on wordpress then when its sitemap cannot be generated.

Malvin said...

I'm using this for my site "atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=500" any feedbacks or anyone using the same? here is my site, http://makisale.blogspot.com

Amine said...

thanks,
your post help me lot of in my blog about Seo Référencement Blog & Seo

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But on the websites, how can we add site map? plz help me.

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Lazy Man said...

Thank you for the tip

Green said...

thanks for your help.

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E info LK said...

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Shazida Khatun said...

Useful and informative article for the newbie blogger and webmasters even a lots of webmasters do not know the matter of xml file.

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alice said...

i have added it to my blog http:///javacourseblog.blogspot.com
its workinh perfectly

topSpot | Find your top spot here said...

Thanks for the great post! I'll try it..

Alice Cornelios said...

Working great for me. Where did you get the facts that Google will crawl on this data? I have written some blogs as well and will help you where to start your basic SEO.