Sitemaps help search engines discover and index your tutoring website content faster and more accurately. By submitting sitemaps and using IndexNow, you ensure that updates to your pages appear quickly in search results.
📄 XML Sitemap Basics
An XML sitemap lists all important pages on your website so search engines can crawl them efficiently.
- Create a sitemap using online tools like XML-Sitemaps.com or your CMS built-in feature.
- Save it as
sitemap.xmlin your website root directory. - Include pages such as:
- index.html
- pages/keyword-research.html
- pages/backlinks.html
- pages/analytics.html
- pages/sitemaps.html
🚀 Using IndexNow
IndexNow lets search engines know immediately when your website pages change. This is ideal for fast-paced tutoring updates.
- Go to IndexNow and get an API key.
- Submit your sitemap or updated URLs using the IndexNow API.
- Verify submission through Bing Webmaster Tools.
📌 Submit to Search Engines
Submitting your sitemap helps Google and Bing crawl your tutoring website effectively:
- Google Search Console — Submit your sitemap under “Sitemaps”.
- Bing Webmaster Tools — Submit your sitemap and IndexNow key.
✅ Sitemap Checklist for Tutors
- [ ] Generate XML sitemap with all important tutoring pages.
- [ ] Upload
sitemap.xmlto website root. - [ ] Submit sitemap in Google Search Console.
- [ ] Submit sitemap and IndexNow key in Bing Webmaster Tools.
- [ ] Update sitemap regularly as you add or remove tutoring pages.