We are rated as the Best SEO and Google Ads Agency of 2024. Check out our Google and Clutch reviews below.
No fixed contract, just MONTH BY MONTHAffordable and FAIR pricesFast responses WITHIN hoursWe love getting RESULTS
How Robots.txt and Sitemaps Work Together for Better SEO
Robots.txt and XML sitemaps are an essential part of technical search engine optimisation (SEO). These files help search engines, such as Google, crawl and index your website, boosting your online visibility and rankings.
XML Sitemaps are structured files, listing the important URLs on your website. They help search engines discover and prioritise your content. XML sitemaps offer numerous benefits, including:
To create a XML sitemap, you should:
This file is what tells search engines what pages they can or cannot access. This offers numerous benefits, including:
To create a Robots.txt file, you can:
While they both serve a different purpose, they do complement each other when it comes to your technical SEO efforts. Sitemaps list pages for indexing, Robots.txt files tell search engines what pages to crawl or ignore
Important note: Ensure your Robots.txt file is not blocking your sitemap, reducing the change of your pages being indexed properly.
The most common mistakes when it comes to Robots.txt files and sitemaps is blocking essential pages in your robots.txt file, including your sitemap. Another common mistake is not updating your sitemap when you add new pages and remove old pages, along with not using canonical tags for duplicate pages.
When your Robots.txt files and your XML sitemap are properly configured, it ensures efficient crawling and indexing of your website pages, improving your SEO efforts and online visibility. If you need assistance creating a XML sitemap, a Robots.txt file, or you need help with your SEO strategy, Genie Crawl are standing by to assist. Backed by more than ten years of experience, we provide first class SEO services to businesses of all sizes. Contact us today to find out more.
Genie Crawl carried out a detailed SEO audit for my tutoring website and explained everything in a clear and understandable way. I hired them straight away and since then I have seen a noticeable improvement in the traffic and leads coming to my website.
Awesome service, Tony and the team have been great with completing our website and meeting all the deadlines we set. They have lots of bright ideas and created so much value to our business. Our search engine rankings are now on the first page of the Google! We wouldn't have managed this without you guys!
Excellent service and great results with our Google Ads account. They are always there at the end of the phone when we need them and they are a friendly bunch of people to deal with. We are very happy with the results.
Genie Crawl has helped massively with my rankings as a business owner using SEO. My business is doing very well now, all thanks to them!
Genie Crawl is a very efficient company to work with; they were clear on what they felt they could offer and assisted me in improving my SEO rankings.
GenieCrawl was recommended to me for their SEO optimisation services and they have been great to work with. Our traffic jumped straight away and our business has gone from strength to strength thanks to their support.
I was really struggling to get my SEO ratings higher for my business, and my website noticed on google. Thanks to GenieCrawl and their excellent service and SEO knowledge, I was able to increase my rankings sufficiently and am now reaping the benefits of their optimizations. I would highly recommend their service if you are struggling with SEO rankings as I was.
As a new business start up we needed help driving traffic to our website. In all fairness this was an area we were all pretty clueless on. Genie Crawl have been invaluable to us and undoubtedly have been a driving force to increasing sales. They are always there with helpful advice when we need them. Thanks!
I was a little skeptical about hiring a company to help with the SEO for my website, but I am over the moon with my decision to work with Genie Crawl. They have really increased the traffic to my website and I would highly recommend them to everyone!
Fantastic company. They've been essential in getting us the business that we need. Would completely recommend. We've really found that our rankings have gone through the roof. SEO experts for sure! A+
Complete the form and a member of our team will be in touch shortly to discuss your enquiry.
© 2024 Genie Crawl. All Rights Reserved.
