I have seen large number of websites with a sitemap. This is highly recommended by almost every site. I had already created an XML sitemap for Google as outlined in my article Adding a Google Sitemap. However, this is just a page full of links.

There is a link for the sitemap in the side menu. Basically it has a link to all my static pages, my RSS feed, the sitemap itself (with 3 different extensions), and all the blog posting links.

Why Do I Need an HTML Sitemap?

It helps search engines find all the pages on my site. Also, it means that every page on my site is accessible within two clicks. One click to open the sitemap and a second click to open the page. I am hoping for increased search engine traffic from this.

This still isn't automatic for me. I created my own link that I just have to click to regenerate this page, but I will make it automatic in the near future.

I was encouraged by an article I read today called Use An XHTML Sitemap for Better Indexing.

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