Are XML Sitemaps A Google Ranking Factor? via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Despite only being used by search crawlers, is it possible XML sitemaps have nothing to do with rankings? This chapter aims to answer that question. The post Are XML Sitemaps A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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