Sitemap generator
Allright there are a lot of free online sitemap generators. But as you know, you get what you pay for. In SEO (Search Engine Optimization) it is very import to have an XML sitemap. By creating and submitting XML sitemaps you are more likely to get better coverage in search engines. Remember the golden rule in search engine optimization is to make it easy for the visitors and Google. Sitemap generators take the load off search engines so they should be used!
Why do I need a standalone sitemap generator?
Some CMS (Content Management System) don’t have a sitemap generator functionality. Or the website is too large for the sitemap generator plugin. In that case you need a standalone sitemap generator.
XML Sitemaps
XML Sitemaps is able to make a sitemap for very large websites. It divides the sitemap in parts per 50,000 URLs each and creates a Sitemap Index file according to the Google sitemap protocol. Also Google and other search engines are automatically informed (pinged) when sitemap generation is complete. An extra functionality is that it detects and reports on broken links! It provides you with the URL’s of pages that have bad links so you can fix the bad links.
The sitemap software can be setup automatically with a cron job so it can be done at any time you want. It’s affordable, you can use it unlimited and you get free updates with it. The support is great. Look at the forum, most posts get a response within a day. That’s what I call support. You would expect it to be so, but allmost never get it. The guys at XML Sitemaps deliver superb support. So go and get some more information on this great sitemap generator.