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Now with Sitemap Automator 2.2 you can create XML Sitemaps for you very large websites. Sitemap Automator can now create XML Sitemap Index files meaning you can now submit more than 50,000 links to search engines.

This free update also includes improved support for MobileMe users with the ability to publish your XML Sitemaps to your root directory. By publishing to your root directory you will be able to see all the stats in your Google Webmaster Tools account. Also, by publishing your XML Sitemap files to your root directory on your MobileMe account, they will no longer get overwritten when making changes to your iWeb site and republishing it.

Sitemap Automator helps users get their website listed in all major search engines by creating specially formatted sitemap files, called XML Sitemaps, and submitting them to Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com.

To help you get started with the new features, a video tutorial has been created by Apptorial.com which shows you step by step how to publish your XML Sitemaps with Sitemap Automator.

We are very excited about this release and invite you to download the free version from our website and try it out.

We get many of the same error reports for iWeb SEO Tool. You may have received these error messages after getting a message saying you don’t have permission to copy files to your Applications folder when trying to copy iWeb SEO Tool to your Applications folder.

Once you try and launch iWeb SEO Tool, you will continue to get a dialog box asking you to report an issue to us.

The reason this happens is because you are trying to copy a new version of iWeb SEO Tool to your Applications folder while your current version is still running.

Before installing a new version of iWeb SEO Tool, quit any open version you have first and then copy the new version to your Applications folder. If you do not do this, you will receive continuous error messages.

Last Thursday, Google changed the way verification works for your website. Instead of just publishing a blank file to your web server, you now need to download a special XML file that contains important information about your account.

In version 2.1 of Sitemap Automator, you only have the option of pasting a file name in the ‘Publish Verification File’ command under the File menu. We posted a new beta version a few days ago which will now let you publish the actual verification file that Google provides.

The new beta of Sitemap Automator also includes enhanced support for MobileMe including publishing to the root directory so you no longer need to re-publish your XML Sitemap file each time you publish your iWeb site.

The beta version of Sitemap Automator can be downloaded from Trybeta. Just create a free beta testers account on the website.

If you find problems with this version, please let as know as soon as possible.

iWeb SEO Tool 1.5.2 has just been released. It fixes problems with publishing to both FTP servers and MobileMe. If you previously had trouble publishing your website, try this new version.

It also improves compatibility with Snow Leopard.

This update is of course free and be download from the iWeb SEO Tool download page.

Yesterday we updated our forums and support systems as well as our server software. If you had trouble accessing our forums or our support pages, this is the reason.

If you tried to email us you may have received a PHP error or a bounced email. Both of these issues have now been fixed. If you do not receive a reply from us, please feel free to email us again or post to our discussion forums as some emails may have been lost.

We are catching up on support issues now.

Again, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. With the new updates, hopefully this will never happen again.

We have published an updated step by step video tutorial for getting your website listed in all major search engines with Sitemap Automator. The tutorial was created by courtesy of AppTorial Video Tutorials.

Whether you are using WebDesign, iWeb, Dreamweaver, RapidWeaver, Sandvox, or any other web development tool of your choice, follow the quick and easy step by step video tutorial to learn how to get your website listed in all major search engines with just a few minutes of work.

Sitemap Automator is the easiest way to create, publish and notify search engines of your industry standard XML Sitemap. XML Sitemaps are used to let search engines know about all pages on your website, how important each page is, and how often each page is updated.

Twitter.com is known as a micro-blogging website. A micro-blogging website is a website that lets you leave short posts, just a sentence or two, about what you are currently doing. You don’t even need to be next to a computer because you can post what you’re doing right from a cell phone.

With twitter you can set up a profile with you micro-blog and find other users to “follow”. Following a user lets you keep up to date with what they are doing at all times. Yes, that does sound a little scary, but users from all over the world have quickly embraced twitter even though it has only been online for a relatively short amount of time.

You can use twitter to quickly post what your company is currently doing. For example if you release a new product today or want to show off a new Website design. The trick to using twitter is to find users who have similar interests and start following their blog. As you build up the list of people who you follow and post interesting subjects, other users will begin to follow you as well.

You should also consider getting your existing website visitors following you on twitter by posting a link to your twitter account on your website.

Many services allow you to easily publish a quick summary of your latest blog posts to your twitter account. Other apps for iPhones or blackberrys let you easily “tweet” about what is currently happening with you.

We have posted an update to WebCrusher with some important fixes for all users. WebCrusher 1.5.2 improves CSS optimizations to help ensure there are no changes in your web page layout. It also fixes MobileMe publishing issues and problems when previewing certain pages after optimizations.

This update is free for registered users. You can download the update from the WebCrusher download page.

While Facebook and MySpace provide a more general arena for social networking, more specific social networking websites are always being developed. Some can provide a lot of value towards your marketing efforts, others will provide you with a way to meet people with similar interests, while a large portion will only offer a short life span as they get caught up in the competitive online industry.

One of the largest social networking websites geared towards professionals is LinkedIn. Although LinkedIn will probably not provide a large amount of potential visitors, it provides an important opportunity to meet, network and build your reputation with like minded individuals all over the world. Building your network of professional colleagues can open new doors and reach the people who may be able to offer helpful advice and resources to starting and maintaining your online business.

LinkedIn is provided as more of an example of what you can do with social networking websites. There is ample opportunity to find networking websites related to your business and market. It is hugely beneficial to build a reputation with the key players in your industry and this is a great way to get your foot in the door.

LinkedIn can provide three key benefits for your website. The first by showing your public profile in Google search results when potential customers search for you or your product/service. If your website is new, leveraging the size and reputation of LinkedIn may be a quick way to start building recognition for yourself in search engines.

The second benefit allows you to answer questions using LinkedIn’s Answers section of their website. If you have experience with a certain subject, you can help others while providing additional information on your website or blog. If other people can view you as an expert in a certain subject matter, they may turn to your website or blog when they have similar questions in the future.

Lastly, like Facebook, you can create groups surrounding your product, service or website and get your visitors to join. If your website is geared to professionals of any sort, LinkedIn creates a great avenue for you to allow your visitors to connect with each other.

Sitemap Automator, the most popular XML Sitemap generator for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 2.1.

This free update for registered users includes complete support for Microsoft’s new Bing search engine, support for HTTPS secure websites, and fixes various issues with scanning some relative URLS.

Download the new update for Sitemap Automator update today.