Crawl Systems
Crawl budget, robots.txt, XML sitemaps, discovery mechanics and Googlebot behaviour. The infrastructure layer that decides whether search engines find your pages in the first place.
The Sitemaps.org Protocol Explained
Every XML sitemap on the web follows the same spec, agreed by…
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…
Types of Website Sitemaps and When Each One Matters
There's more than one kind of sitemap, even if SEO articles tend…
What Is a Sitemap? Definition, Example & When You Need One
A sitemap is a list of URLs you hand to search engines.…
Why Some Sites Get Found and Others Don’t
Some sites are everywhere. Others stay invisible no matter what they publish.…