Google Sitemap

I just added NOF8's javascript sitemap and it works great.  I've been using 
Google's Webmaster Tools to help make enhancements to my site.  When I went 
to submit my sitemap to Google, they asked for the URL to my map.  Figuring 
out the URL for a novice like myself is usually as easy as just hovering my 
mouse pointer over a given link and reading the URL path on the Status Bar 
at the bottom of the page.  When I do this for my newly created NOF sitemap, 
the only thing that shows up is the word 'javascript:go();'

At the following site; 
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/protocol.html  Google talks 
about a specific XML Sitemap Protocol.  From what I gather so far, NOF's 
javascript sitemap does not meet Google's requirements for submission...?  I 
was hoping generating and submitting a Sitemap to Google was going to be a 
smooth and somewhat painless process but it doesn't appear to be headed in 
this direction.  Any words of wisdom from those of you who have gone before 
me, would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Coffeenuts 

You will need to create an xml site map (text based) for Google's web
crawlers to index.
http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/

Then, use your favorite ftp program (Cute, Ws_ftp, etc) to upload your
Google friendly site map to your root directory.  Then go back and tell
Google where it is. Usually this path:  http://www.yoursite.com/sitemap.xml


--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com



"Coffeenuts" <coffeenuts@javaholics.net> wrote in message
news:fs1unp$o9h2@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
> I just added NOF8's javascript sitemap and it works great.  I've been
using
> Google's Webmaster Tools to help make enhancements to my site.  When I
went
> to submit my sitemap to Google, they asked for the URL to my map.
Figuring
> out the URL for a novice like myself is usually as easy as just hovering
my
> mouse pointer over a given link and reading the URL path on the Status Bar
> at the bottom of the page.  When I do this for my newly created NOF
sitemap,
> the only thing that shows up is the word 'javascript:go();'
>
> At the following site;
> https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/protocol.html  Google
talks
> about a specific XML Sitemap Protocol.  From what I gather so far, NOF's
> javascript sitemap does not meet Google's requirements for submission...?
I
> was hoping generating and submitting a Sitemap to Google was going to be a
> smooth and somewhat painless process but it doesn't appear to be headed in
> this direction.  Any words of wisdom from those of you who have gone
before
> me, would be very much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Coffeenuts
>
>

Thanks Nancy O...I created my XML sitemap but now I'm not certain how to 
accomplish the upload process including selecting my root directory.  Is 
this a function I can accomplish via NOF or do I go directly through my web 
host outside of NOF?  How do I go about adding the map to my homepage...via 
a text box with inserted HTML...?  Do you know of a tutorial I can reference 
to accomplish this process?

Thanks again,
Coffeenuts

"Nancy O" <nancyoshea1@NOSPAMatt.net> wrote in message 
news:fs3far$mh6@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
> You will need to create an xml site map (text based) for Google's web
> crawlers to index.
> http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
>
> Then, use your favorite ftp program (Cute, Ws_ftp, etc) to upload your
> Google friendly site map to your root directory.  Then go back and tell
> Google where it is. Usually this path: 
> http://www.yoursite.com/sitemap.xml
>
>
> --Nancy O.
> Alt-Web Design & Publishing
> www.alt-web.com
>
>
>
> "Coffeenuts" <coffeenuts@javaholics.net> wrote in message
> news:fs1unp$o9h2@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
>> I just added NOF8's javascript sitemap and it works great.  I've been
> using
>> Google's Webmaster Tools to help make enhancements to my site.  When I
> went
>> to submit my sitemap to Google, they asked for the URL to my map.
> Figuring
>> out the URL for a novice like myself is usually as easy as just
hovering
> my
>> mouse pointer over a given link and reading the URL path on the Status

>> Bar
>> at the bottom of the page.  When I do this for my newly created NOF
> sitemap,
>> the only thing that shows up is the word 'javascript:go();'
>>
>> At the following site;
>> https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/protocol.html  Google
> talks
>> about a specific XML Sitemap Protocol.  From what I gather so far,
NOF's
>> javascript sitemap does not meet Google's requirements for
submission...?
> I
>> was hoping generating and submitting a Sitemap to Google was going to
be 
>> a
>> smooth and somewhat painless process but it doesn't appear to be headed

>> in
>> this direction.  Any words of wisdom from those of you who have gone
> before
>> me, would be very much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Coffeenuts
>>
>>
>
> 

There's no need to put your xml sitemap into NOF.  Simply upload your site
map to the same place as your index.html page.  I use 3rd party ftp software
for all my uploads. But if you have a control or admin panel with your host,
you could do it that way.  Remember, this site map isn't for humans.  It's
for Google's robots.

I find dedicated ftp apps to be superior to the ones built into NOF and
Dreamwever. At some point you will need one to manage files on your server.

Some ftp favorites:
WS_ftp http://www.wsftp.com/

Cute FTP http://www.globalscape.com/products/ftp_clients.aspx

File-zilla http://filezilla-project.org/ (free open source)


--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com



"Coffeenuts" <coffeenuts@javaholics.net> wrote in message
news:fs4gk7$49v1@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
> Thanks Nancy O...I created my XML sitemap but now I'm not certain how to
> accomplish the upload process including selecting my root directory.  Is
> this a function I can accomplish via NOF or do I go directly through my
web
> host outside of NOF?  How do I go about adding the map to my
homepage...via
> a text box with inserted HTML...?  Do you know of a tutorial I can
reference
> to accomplish this process?
>
> Thanks again,
> Coffeenuts
>
> "Nancy O" <nancyoshea1@NOSPAMatt.net> wrote in message
> news:fs3far$mh6@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
> > You will need to create an xml site map (text based) for Google's web
> > crawlers to index.
> > http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
> >
> > Then, use your favorite ftp program (Cute, Ws_ftp, etc) to upload
your
> > Google friendly site map to your root directory.  Then go back and
tell
> > Google where it is. Usually this path:
> > http://www.yoursite.com/sitemap.xml
> >
> >
> > --Nancy O.
> > Alt-Web Design & Publishing
> > www.alt-web.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "Coffeenuts" <coffeenuts@javaholics.net> wrote in
message
> > news:fs1unp$o9h2@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
> >> I just added NOF8's javascript sitemap and it works great.  I've
been
> > using
> >> Google's Webmaster Tools to help make enhancements to my site. 
When I
> > went
> >> to submit my sitemap to Google, they asked for the URL to my map.
> > Figuring
> >> out the URL for a novice like myself is usually as easy as just
hovering
> > my
> >> mouse pointer over a given link and reading the URL path on the
Status
> >> Bar
> >> at the bottom of the page.  When I do this for my newly created
NOF
> > sitemap,
> >> the only thing that shows up is the word 'javascript:go();'
> >>
> >> At the following site;
> >> https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/protocol.html 
Google
> > talks
> >> about a specific XML Sitemap Protocol.  From what I gather so
far,
NOF's
> >> javascript sitemap does not meet Google's requirements for
submission...?
> > I
> >> was hoping generating and submitting a Sitemap to Google was going
to
be
> >> a
> >> smooth and somewhat painless process but it doesn't appear to be
headed
> >> in
> >> this direction.  Any words of wisdom from those of you who have
gone
> > before
> >> me, would be very much appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Coffeenuts
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Don't suppose you could point me towards some sort of tutorial or 
publication that would help me understand what ftp is, how its used and why 
I might find dedicated ftp apps preferable over those found within NOF...?

Thanks for the clarification regarding the XML map and its purpose, I was 
obviously confused.

Coffeenuts
www.javaholics.net


"Nancy O" <nancyoshea1@NOSPAMatt.net> wrote in message 
news:fs6dnf$fov1@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
> There's no need to put your xml sitemap into NOF.  Simply upload your site
> map to the same place as your index.html page.  I use 3rd party ftp 
> software
> for all my uploads. But if you have a control or admin panel with your 
> host,
> you could do it that way.  Remember, this site map isn't for humans.  It's
> for Google's robots.
>
> I find dedicated ftp apps to be superior to the ones built into NOF and
> Dreamwever. At some point you will need one to manage files on your 
> server.
>
> Some ftp favorites:
> WS_ftp http://www.wsftp.com/
>
> Cute FTP http://www.globalscape.com/products/ftp_clients.aspx
>
> File-zilla http://filezilla-project.org/ (free open source)
>
>
> --Nancy O.
> Alt-Web Design & Publishing
> www.alt-web.com
>
>
>
> "Coffeenuts" <coffeenuts@javaholics.net> wrote in message
> news:fs4gk7$49v1@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
>> Thanks Nancy O...I created my XML sitemap but now I'm not certain how
to
>> accomplish the upload process including selecting my root directory. 
Is
>> this a function I can accomplish via NOF or do I go directly through
my
> web
>> host outside of NOF?  How do I go about adding the map to my
> homepage...via
>> a text box with inserted HTML...?  Do you know of a tutorial I can
> reference
>> to accomplish this process?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Coffeenuts
>>
>> "Nancy O" <nancyoshea1@NOSPAMatt.net> wrote in message
>> news:fs3far$mh6@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
>> > You will need to create an xml site map (text based) for Google's
web
>> > crawlers to index.
>> > http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
>> >
>> > Then, use your favorite ftp program (Cute, Ws_ftp, etc) to upload
your
>> > Google friendly site map to your root directory.  Then go back and
tell
>> > Google where it is. Usually this path:
>> > http://www.yoursite.com/sitemap.xml
>> >
>> >
>> > --Nancy O.
>> > Alt-Web Design & Publishing
>> > www.alt-web.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Coffeenuts" <coffeenuts@javaholics.net> wrote in
message
>> > news:fs1unp$o9h2@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com...
>> >> I just added NOF8's javascript sitemap and it works great. 
I've been
>> > using
>> >> Google's Webmaster Tools to help make enhancements to my site.
 When I
>> > went
>> >> to submit my sitemap to Google, they asked for the URL to my
map.
>> > Figuring
>> >> out the URL for a novice like myself is usually as easy as
just
> hovering
>> > my
>> >> mouse pointer over a given link and reading the URL path on
the Status
>> >> Bar
>> >> at the bottom of the page.  When I do this for my newly
created NOF
>> > sitemap,
>> >> the only thing that shows up is the word 'javascript:go();'
>> >>
>> >> At the following site;
>> >> https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/protocol.html 
Google
>> > talks
>> >> about a specific XML Sitemap Protocol.  From what I gather so
far,
> NOF's
>> >> javascript sitemap does not meet Google's requirements for
> submission...?
>> > I
>> >> was hoping generating and submitting a Sitemap to Google was
going to
> be
>> >> a
>> >> smooth and somewhat painless process but it doesn't appear to
be 
>> >> headed
>> >> in
>> >> this direction.  Any words of wisdom from those of you who
have gone
>> > before
>> >> me, would be very much appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Coffeenuts
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>