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    Google Writes Google Sitemaps FAQs

    The Google Webmaster Central Blog has posted a Sitemaps FAQs blog post. In this blog post, Google responds to some of the most asked questions on the Sitemaps protocol and how Google supports it. Some of the questions include: Does a Sitemap submission guarantee page inclusion? Can submitting a Sitemap hurt my site? Will my […]

    The Google Webmaster Central Blog has posted a Sitemaps FAQs blog post. In this blog post, Google responds to some of the most asked questions on the Sitemaps protocol and how Google supports it.

    Some of the questions include:

    • Does a Sitemap submission guarantee page inclusion?
    • Can submitting a Sitemap hurt my site?
    • Will my rankings improve if I submit a Sitemap?

    Check out the full FAQs over here.


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    In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.

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