I’m trying Google Sitermaps now. I’ve submitted for a few of my sites, now I just have to wait and see what results I get.

I tried several of the free tools Google recommends. The online ones are generally limited to a few hundred urls per map, which may not be adequate for you. I liked GSiteCrawler fairly well, although I would have liked to be able to set some of the defaults myself.

You can also buy tools to do this, although I haven’t tried any. I’ve gotten various emails telling me that this guru or that knows how to get a Google Sitemap made, and they’re pretty much trying to get you on a list and tell you about the free ones you can find out about from Google on your own, or selling one, such as this sitemap generator. Now, the paid ones may do better, if they do allow you to set some of the default values that were my complaint in the free one I used; I don’t know.

So sorry I haven’t been posting. Those who follow my Work at Home in Progress blog may be aware that I got hit with a surprise 30-day notice on my condo because the owner’s daughter is going to move in. Nothing like hunting for a new place to live to cut down on the time you can spend on business. But we finally have everything settled… well, except packing! But we have just under 2 weeks left now, so don’t expect this to lead to a bunch of posting.

Maybe after the move I’ll finally get the first issue of the newsletter out! I’ve been putting it off and putting it off because of various personal issues that would keep me from paying it proper attention and finding the right quality of articles.