Google Sitemaps: sitemaps.xml -- do I retain my old sitemap.html?

[Bazzaman]

I have submitted my first Google sitemap and in my Google sitemap account under the heading 'Sitemap status' it says 'OK' Do I take that to mean that it is formulated correctly with no errors as far as Google is concerned?

The Google sitemap is titled sitemap.xml and I still have my old original sitemap.html on the website. Is this alright for it to remain there or do I need to take it off?

Regards,

Barry

[tedster]

Yes, the message means that sitemaps.xml is error free. And yes, I'd say keep your old sitemap.html -- strange as it seems sometimes, there are other search engines crawling the web and it will help you there.

[SEOtop10]

And the users too. The average Joe surfer does not know about and understand sitemap.xml. So you have to retain the sitemap web page for them.

[Bazzaman]

Thanks a lot, greatly appreciated.

Barry