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    4. Why is my XML sitemap ranking on the first page of google for 100s of key words versus the actual relevant page?

    Why is my XML sitemap ranking on the first page of google for 100s of key words versus the actual relevant page?

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    • ursalesguru
      ursalesguru last edited by

      I still need this question answerd and I know it's something I must have changed. But google is ranking my sitemap for 100s of key terms versus the actual page. It's great to be on the first page but not my site map...... Geeeez.....

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      • SanketPatel
        SanketPatel last edited by

        May I have your website URL ? And some keywords on which you are ranking ?

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        • ursalesguru
          ursalesguru @SanketPatel last edited by

          DNA Testing in Clayton-Fay GA. This is the key word I am in 2 nd place on page. My website is www.paternitylabcenter.com

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          • ursalesguru
            ursalesguru @SanketPatel last edited by

            Here is one more key word DNA TESTING IN CLINTWOOD VA. I am showing 5th position..

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            • SanketPatel
              SanketPatel @ursalesguru last edited by

              Can you remove sitemap.xml link from footer ? And put that in robots.txt.

              Not sure, but I have tried that in one of my clients website, it works for me.

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              • ursalesguru
                ursalesguru @ursalesguru last edited by

                I can try that and see.. We did not have this problem until we started loading 50 pages of content per month... It was like an overload or something....

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