Google Webmaster Tools Now on 1and1 Internet Web Hosting
I logged onto my 1&1 Internet Control Panel last week and noticed a new category: Marketing Center. One of the items in that category was “Google Webmaster Tools.” “Excellent,” I thought to myself.
The 1&1 Internet Google Webmaster Tools feature consists of an automated script that generates a file called google_sitemap.xml.gz, which is a compressed xml sitemap file, for the selected domain. It also submits it to Google for you.
The sitemap creation dialog gives you the following options to customize your sitemap file:
-Directory Selection
-File Category Selection
-Excluded Files
Once submitted you can update your sitemap once a day, and it will be resubmitted through the control panel. That’s about it.
This is a really stripped down version of Google Webmaster Tools. If you are just starting out, and want to get sitemaps up quick and easily, 1 &1′s Google Webmaster Tools feature could be the way to go for you. If you want more control over your sitemap and more detailed information on your sites performance and Google’s indexing of it, I’d recommend opening up a Google Account, and downloading GSiteCrawler sitemap generator.
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I had a sitemap generated by 1&1 for one of my sites some four or five days ago. In my Google webmaster tools, it still says I don’t have a sitemap. Do you know how long does it take for the sitemap to show as received?
Thank you in advance for your help
Unfortunately, if you are using Webmaster Tools through your Google account, the sitemaps you create through the 1&1 interface won’t automatically show up there. The 1&1 interface will create the sitemap for you, and after that you need to add it and verify it just as you normally would through the Google interface.
If you are already using Webmaster Tools through your Google Account, and have a good sitemap generator, you probably don’t need the 1&1 feature, as it gives you minimal control and information compared to Webmaster tools on Google.com. It’s more for people who aren’t using the Google interface and otherwise wouldn’t create a Google sitemap.