How to submit your free Google website URL for an automatically generated sitemap

Once you have created a free website through Google, you will want to have Google automatically generate a sitemap for you. This article will tell you how. I would suggest that you bookmark this article and print yourself a copy when you have finished building your site and are ready to submit your site URL to Google.

1. Step1

   You will first need a Google e-mail account, if you do not already have one. It's easy, and free. Once you have a Google e-mail account, go to your Google Webmaster Tools account.

2. Step2

   On the Webmaster Tools Home page, click Verify this site next to the site you want, if you have more than one site.

3. Step3

   On the Verification Method drop-down list, select Meta tag (if it is not already selected).

4. Step4

   Copy the meta tag that appears on the page.

5. Step5

   On the Google Sites page, open the site you want to verify.

6. Step6

   In the top right corner, click on More actions, then Manage site.

7. Step7

   In the left-hand column, under Site settings, click General.

8. Step8

   In the Google Webmaster Tools verification box, paste the meta tag you copied from Webmaster Tools, then click Save changes.

9. Step9

   Go back to Webmaster Tools verification page, and click Verify.
   
   Once you've verified your site, Google Sites will automatically generate a Sitemap for it, ready for you to submit to Google. If you created your site using Google Apps, your Sitemap URL will be: http://sites.google.com/a/(your domain)/(site name)/system/feeds/sitemap. 
   
   If your site is located at http://sites.google.com/yoursite, your Sitemap URL would be: http://sites.google.com/site/(site name)/system/feeds/sitemap

10. Step10

    A link to a sample website created this way is included in the Resource area at the end of this article.

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