otech - 4:43 pm on Jan 31, 2006 (gmt 0)

I dont beleive sitemaps makes much difference at all, apart from on sites with paramaters in urls.

I have 4 sites in site maps, some old some new and its all same old same old really.

No better, no worse for me - even crawling looks the same in my experience.

I think your problem would lay elsewhere, not because of sitemaps - just my 2c