If you have a large site with lots of different pages and target links then you should have a sitemap for it. A site map is similar to a table of contents in that it allows people to see an abbreviated version of what’s available on your website.

To create your site map the first step you’ll want to take is laying out all the pages and necessary target links in a word-processing program or on a sheet of paper. During this step you may want to visit some of the websites you are familiar with or like the layout of. Look at their sitemaps for ideas on how to organize your own.

Next, you’ll have to open a text-editing program like Notepad. Using this program open the webpage where your sitemap will be located or create a new page for the sitemap. Copy and paste, or manually enter, the sitemap you created previously into the place you want it on the webpage. Insert the links to each referenced page or target link. Save the page and preview it in a browser, checking to make sure all the links work. Once you’ve verified they all do, upload the page to your website and recheck the links.

Some web design programs like Macromedia Dreamweaver have built-in commands for creating a sitemap. You can check the help section for instructions. If it still seems too difficult to create a sitemap on your own you can purchase products such as Site Map Pro to help create the sitemap you need.

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