Do I Need a Site Map?

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Okay, what's the deal with site maps? I'm not talking about Google Sitemaps, but having a "table of contents" type of page on your site. No, you don't NEED one, but they can be useful for a couple of reasons:

1. The obvious reason - it can help your visitors find a page, without having to dig around too much (especially if your site map is somewhat organized). And, it can be an easy way to have a quick glance at all that's available on your site.

2. Google likes 'em. It places importance on your site's pages (partially) based on how many clicks it takes to get there from your home page. If you have a page that's buried within a section within a section within a section, Google figures that's not an overly important page. But, if it's within a click or two from your home page, it's probably worth something. If your site map is linked from your home page, then it's only 2 clicks to each page listed. Not too bad.