How to verify and submit blogger sitemap to Google - SEO Tips and Techniques

Sitemap is a simple XML File that has all the URL information of a website. All of the information that is stored in the Sitemap helps the crawler on which part of your website are updated and indexed properly. Web search engines today offers tools for people to upload and submit a sitemap like the Google Webmaster Tool. 

This tutorial will help you to submit a blogger sitemap to Google Webmaster Tool:

Note: This is the new process on submitting a Sitemap in Google. Updated this year 2012.

First Step: Go to Google Webmaster Tool and log in using you Google account.

Second Step: You will find this ADD A SITE button, click it and add you website's URL.

Note: Adding a URL with www.domain.blogspot.com is different from domain.blogspot.com as it counts to another site. But if you have both account and using a www.domain.com / 

www.domain.blogspot.com, you can use the 301 redirect.

Third Step: After adding your site, you will see two methods on how to submit your sitemap but blogger can send only one easy method. Click the alternate method and the add a meta tag button. It will provide an instruction and a meta tag code for you to copy on your blog. Now, first go to your blogger before hitting the verify button.

Fifth Step: Proceed to Blogger and log in your account. Go to Settings > Design > Edit HTML and paste the code just like below.

Sixth Step: Now you are done pasting the code in your blogger, go back to Google Webmaster Tool and hit the Verify button. Now you are on the part on submitting your sitemap, go to Site configuration and you will see Submit a Sitemap. Then you can choose from RSS/ATOM and hit Submit Sitemap.

Seventh Step: You are done! Your sitemap is now added to Google Webmaster Tool.