Victor Ijomah
Victor Afamefuna Ijomah is a UK-based Technical SEO Specialist focused on how Google and AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews decide what gets discovered, understood, and cited. He holds an M.Sc in Digital Marketing from the University of Chester and is the editor of The Technical SEO Library, a publication on crawl systems, schema, entity SEO, AI crawler management, and the technical foundations of visibility in the AI Search era.
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How to Find Your Existing Website Sitemap
Before you build, audit, or submit a sitemap, find what's already there.
The Limits of a Sitemap: What It Can and Can’t Do
Sitemaps do real work, but they don't do as much as articles…
Does Google Actually Use Priority and Changefreq in XML Sitemaps?
Google has confirmed it ignores priority and changefreq in XML sitemaps. Here's…
What Each XML Sitemap Element Does
The four XML sitemap elements have specific jobs, specific formatting rules, and…
The Anatomy of an XML Sitemap (with Example)
You've read about XML sitemaps. Here's what one actually looks like, with…
Do I Need a Sitemap for My Website?
Most websites benefit from a sitemap, but a few genuinely don't. Here's…
Sitemap vs Robots.txt: What’s the Difference?
Both files sit at the root of your domain, both speak to…
XML Sitemap vs HTML Sitemap: Which One Do You Need?
Two completely different files share the word 'sitemap', and most sites only…