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Is it bad to host an XML sitemap in a different subdomain?
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Example: sitemap.example.com/sitemap.xml for pages on www.example.com.
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It's still linked, so Google will still read it. I just honestly don't know how Google will interpret it.
Is this something that's in place? What is webmaster tools showing?
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Thanks Paul, what if there are limitations to posting the sitemap to another subdomain? Can Google connect the dots if sitemap.example.com is verified in your webmaster tools account and www.example.com/robots.txt points to the sitemap in the other subdomain?
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Google treats sub domains, almost as different domains.
I would keep sitemaps relative to their own subdomain.
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