Ms P's WebSite Design & Resources

Create a Site Map

     One of the most valuable pages for web viewers is a site map. A site map is like the Table of Contents, or the index of a book--when you can't find something anywhere else, the site map will tell you if it's there and where.

     A site map has two other advantages:

• First, it forces you to plan your website--top level pages, sub-pages, navigation. A haphazard navigation scheme causes confusion when you add a new webage, and the site soon becomes unmanageable. The site map helps you organize your website in a logical manner..
• Second, by linking each page off the site map, you provide a quick navigation tool for visitors.

     If you worked through the design tutorial, you have already started a good site map, created when you were planning your navigation. If you created it in MS Word, you can do Save As HTML and the webpage is instantly created for you. Most Webauthoring programs provide a means to create a site map; click the Help button and type in "site map."