Tools For Setting Up a Useable Sitemap

If you are looking to improve your SEO results or just lay out your website design for a new business page, one of the first and best steps you can take is to design and submit a sitemap to search engines. It is also important to design a sitemap that is user friendly, so that visitors to your site can easily access the content of your site. Below are a few great sitemap generator tools that can help you design a UI friendly sitemap.

Screaming Frog XML Sitemap Generator

This is a free tool that allows you to crawl up to 500 URLs off a website, and capture data for SEO. It also offers to help create an XML sitemap and submit it to Google. Screaming Frog, besides being free, is also very user friendly and walks you through each step.

WriteMaps

This program lets you build three sitemaps free, and have the option to pay if you’d like their program to continue using it in your website design. It is very intuitive and visual, and offers a simple interface and color customization. You can archive your old sitemaps as you update your website design, and export your final product in PDF or XML sitemap form.

Sitemap Writer Pro

This tool generates seven different types of sitemaps, and is very user-friendly. It also allows you to submit your sitemap to notify Google, or other search engines. It also claims to be the fastest sitemap generator there is.

Slickplan

This is another very visual tool that will help you create a professional sitemap for your website. The drag and drop options and various colors, allow you to make professional looking reports for your clients. This program offers a free month long trial, and several different pricing plan options depending on your needs.

Using one of these tools, or various other tools that are available to web designers, can help you and the designers build a professional and thorough sitemap. A good looking and professional website will improve your SEO results, and help your visitors find exactly what they are looking for. 

Ryan Muir writes for Fusion 360, an SEO and content marketing agency. He writes for many other clients as well. Follow on Twitter