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How to Submit Your Sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools

Writer's picture: Sotirios SeridisSotirios Seridis

Are you looking to boost your website's visibility on Bing? You might be overlooking a simple yet powerful tool: your sitemap. By submitting your sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools, you're essentially handing over a roadmap of your site, making it easier for Bing to crawl and index your pages. This often-neglected step can be a game-changer for your SEO strategy. In this guide, we'll show you how to submit your sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools, helping you tap into Bing's potential to drive more traffic to your site!







How to Submit Your Sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools:


  1. Navigate to https://www.bing.com/webmasters/home

  2. Select Sitemaps from the left-hand-side menu

  3. Click the Submit sitemap button

  4. Paste your Sitemap URL (for example mysite.com/sitemap.xml)



How to Find your Sitemap:


  1. Navigate to your website's homepage

  2. Type /sitemap.xml at the end of your URL


    If you don't have a sitemap, use https://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ to create one





Frequently Asked Questions on Submitting Your Sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools


What is a sitemap, and why do I need to submit it to Bing Webmaster Tools?


A sitemap is a file that lists all the important URLs on your website, providing search engines like Bing with a roadmap to understand your site's structure and content. Submitting a sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools ensures that Bing can discover and index your site more effectively, improving your visibility in search results.



Can I submit multiple sitemaps to Bing Webmaster Tools?


Yes, Bing Webmaster Tools allows you to submit multiple sitemaps for the same site if your website's structure requires it. This is useful for large sites or sites with different sections that update at different frequencies (e.g., separate sitemaps for images, videos, blog, product pages, or specific sections).



Is there a limit to how many URLs I can include in a sitemap?


Yes, a single sitemap file should not exceed 50,000 URLs or 50MB in size. If your site has more URLs, you can use a sitemap index file to list multiple sitemap files.



How often should I update my sitemap?


The frequency of updating your sitemap depends on how often your website's content changes. As a general rule:

  • Update your sitemap whenever you add, remove, or significantly modify content on your website

  • Update daily or weekly: For websites with frequently updated content (e.g. news sites, blogs, e-commerce sites with regularly changing product listings)

  • Update monthly: For relatively static websites



What should I do if Bing reports errors in my sitemap?


If Bing reports error in your sitemap:

  • Review error message in the Sitemaps section of Bing Webmaster Tools

  • Fix issues in your sitemap

  • Re-upload the corrected sitemap and resubmit it


Common issues include:

  • Invalid URLs

  • Incorrect formatting

  • Server errors

  • Dynamically generated or outdated sitemap



Do I need to resubmit my sitemap every time I update it?


Generally, you don't need to resubmit your sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools every time you update it, provided you've initially submitted the sitemap URL rather than uploading the file itself. Bing periodically recrawls the submitted sitemap URL to check for updates automatically. However, if you've made significant changes to your website structure or content, you might want to manually resubmit your sitemap to prompt a faster recrawl.




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