How to Create Sitemap From Feedburner

RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds are an easy way to keep up to date with frequently updated or dynamic websites. RSS feeds are used for blogs, media and news websites. Google Sitemap is a tool used by webmasters who wish to syndicate their content as well as achieve better Google search result placements. Google Sitemap is used in Search Engine Optimization, which enhances a website's Google placement. Feedburner is a free RSS tool that is compatible with Google Sitemaps.

Things You'll Need

• Google or Gmail account

Instructions

Create an RSS Feed in Feedburner

1. Go to feedburner.com in your Web browser.

2. Log-in using your Google Webmaster username. This can also be a Google email (Gmail) account.

3. Scroll down until you see "Burn a feed right this instant. Type your blog or feed address here:"

4. Type in your website or blog feed. By default this should be "http://yourwebsitename.com/feed" but it can be just your website URL (http://yourwebsitename.com).

5. Wait for a success message to appear. It will say that a feed has been found.

6. Pick a name for your feed. This can be your domain name or something that Web users can remember. The feed name will be public.

7. Copy the Feedburner RSS link provided. The link will start with "http://feeds.feedburner.com/"

Create a Google Sitemap

1. Go to google.com/webmasters/tools/.

2. Log-in using your Google Webmaster username and password, or with your Gmail account.

3. Click on the "Add Website" button and paste the URL of your Feedburner RSS Feed.

4. Copy and paste the verification code into your website's index file. Use the header file if you have a WordPress blog.

5. Click on the "Verify" button located in your Google Webmaster page. The sitemap will now be crawled by Google robots.

References

• Google.com: Creating and Submitting Sitemaps
• Google.com: Using FeedBurner with Google Webmaster Tools
• Feedburner.com