A site map is a kind of interactive table of contents, in which each listed item links directly to its counterpart sections of the Web site. Site maps perform the same service that the layout maps in large shopping malls perform.
Benefits: Site maps can improve
SEO of a site by making sure that all the pages can be found. This is especially important if a site uses Macro media Flash or JavaScript menus that do not include HTML links. Most search engines will only follow a finite number of links from a page, so if a site is very large, the site map may be required so that search engines and visitors can access all content on the site.
Types
There are at least three major types of sitemaps:
• Indexed,
• Full categorical, and
• Restricted categorical.
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