By Shane Kinsch A sitemap is more than just a list of links on your website that makeup the “site” , it’s an easy way for the search engines to get a taste of what your site is about. . First, Create your Sitemap If you need help creating your initial sitemap, there’s a lot of free sitemap generators out there to get you started with your initial XML sitemap . After you create your sitemap, save it to your website. Keep in mind, you’ll want to keep your sitemap updated as often as you make changes to your website, then ping the search engines to tell them to look for the update. . Tell the Search Engines When you Update your Sitemap If your website, blog or content management system doesn’t already “ping” the search engines and update your sitemap automatically with your new updates and content, we offer this as a free service to our clients. We generate your website’s sitemap from the outside using our own website ‘crawler’ just like the se...