A sitemap is a file that lists every page on your site so search engines can find them all.
It lives at an address like yourbusiness.com/sitemap.xml. Google reads it to learn what pages exist and when they changed. It does not affect ranking on its own.
When you rebuild a site, the sitemap should list the new pages at their final addresses. Old addresses that moved need redirects, not a sitemap entry.
Think Bright Sites generates a sitemap for your rebuilt site. We submit it in Search Console after go-live, or show you how.
robots.txt is a small file that tells search engines which parts of your site to skip.
A 301 redirect sends visitors and search engines from an old address to a new one, permanently.
A canonical tag tells search engines which address is the official one when a page can be reached several ways.
Google Business Profile is the free listing that shows your business on Google Maps and in local search.
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