Getting index

[slapdash]

I've seen comments that one good way to get all or most of the pages of a website indexed by search engines is to create a simple text file of the various URL's, then to upload that file into the root directory. Anyone know what is meant by "root directory?" The root directory on the host server (WWW in my case), or do they mean the root (homepage) of my website?

[GarrettW]

what's the difference?

[-i-dont-know-]

You mean the robots.txt file right? Aren't the two places that you mentioned the same?

[GarrettW]

that's what i was thinking ... the robots.txt file.

[jhantraz]

i'd created a sitemap.xml and uploaded it.
sitemap can help bots to crawl your site faster

[Geoserv]

just put it in your www/


P.S. I agree garrett

[GarrettW]

what is this sitemap.xml? and how might i make one?

[Pegasus]

You could use simple HTML to create a sitemap and link to it from your index.html page.

Peg

[jhantraz]

there are lots of sitemap generators over the net. these sitemap generators can generate both xml and html format. google also have their own sitemap generator, but you have to download their sitemap generator program files.