There are actually two types or "flavors" of Site Maps. The first is the type that is loaded up to your Web server and that is used by Search Engines to spider your pages thereby playing a significant role in Page rankings. These Site Maps are constructed and formatted according to strict protocols. The Site Map protocol specified by Google: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=34575&hl=en is the classic model.
The second type of Site Map is the one that you load onto your Home page and that plays such a prominent role in insuring Web Accessibilty (W3C WCA). There is no precise protocol for this type although traditionally such Site Maps consist of a Hierarchal list of links to all pages of the site. In some cases, depending on the format selected, you can use your Search Engine submittal Site Map on your Home page. James Pickering Pages http://jp29.org/ - XHTML+RDFa (application/xhtml+xml) ~ XHTML 1.0 text/html) Served via content negotiation according to Browser capability ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
