A sitemap is a simple list of the pages on your website that you would like Google to find. Creating one and sharing it with Google helps your pages get discovered and indexed sooner.
Before you start: Your website needs to be connected to your own domain in Alvéya. If you have not done this yet, set up your domain first.
Part 1: Create your sitemap in Alvéya
Part 1: Create your sitemap in Alvéya
Go to Settings and click Domains & URL Redirects.
Click Manage on the domain you are setting the sitemap up for.
Click the three dots and choose XML Sitemap.
Choose any additional funnels you would like added to your sitemap.
Click Generate & Save. Copy the sitemap URL shown in the confirmation message. It will usually end in sitemap.xml.
💡 Leave out pages you do not want showing in search results, such as thank you pages, opt-in confirmations or private client pages.
⚠️ Leaving a page out of your sitemap does not hide it from Google. If another page links to it, Google can still find it. To keep a page out of search results, set it to noindex in the page's SEO settings.
Part 2: Submit your sitemap to Google
Part 2: Submit your sitemap to Google
Go to search.google.com/search-console and sign in with your Google account.
If your website is not already added, click Add property, enter your domain and follow Google's prompts to verify that you own it.
Once verified, click Sitemaps in the left-hand menu.
Under Add a new sitemap, type the end of your sitemap URL (for example, sitemap.xml) and click Submit.
Google will check your sitemap over the next few days. The status will update to Success once it has been read, and you can view which pages have been indexed from the Pages report.
💡 You only need to resubmit if your sitemap changes, for example if you add new pages to it or change its URL. There is no need to submit an unchanged sitemap again.
Your website is now on Google's radar, which is an important step in helping the right clients find you.