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willows · #**201** 11-25-2006, 03:02 PM

Sorry excuse my ignorance, maybe my head is just full and can't think. I have uploaded the ROR as stated. It says to create a hyperlink from home page, I am not 100% as to where do I put this discreetly as stated to do.
Do i just change my URL to www.domain.com to www.domain.com/ror.xml
and thats it? I am not sure when it says discreetly? If I did this wouldn't that muck things up or not?

willows · #**202** 11-25-2006, 03:11 PM

Me again! I just got your comment David, thank you. When you say select text, and the hyperlink, and put in domain, this means that the www.domainname.com/ror/xml will be visible on the page yeah??? I just have to make the writing really small. Am I correct in what I am saying and clear in understanding what you have said??
Thanks heaps for responding.

willows · #**203** 11-25-2006, 03:19 PM

Hey David, thanks heaps. It finally sunk in, thank you very much you are a gem. I really shouldn't do this late at night, or should I say early in the morning now, because I don't think the brain works as well. Its done now and I have you to thank.
Willows

davidundalicia · #**204** 11-25-2006, 03:51 PM

Your welcome

have fun

willows · #**205** 11-25-2006, 05:07 PM

Ok, so I am about to scream. For some reason Google came back with ERROR when I tried to do sitemap. So I thought ok I did something wrong! So I deleted what I originally done and thought I shall do it all over again, but now matters are worse!! Now when I try to upload and click on zipfiles prior to going to the UP key, firstly it stays in its same position (does not disappear) unless I double click it, which ok thats fine same result. I go the left side and click on the head section before pressing the UP button and for some reason all my other files jump in and the zipfiles is nowhere in sight so now I cant even get past that part. Does anybody have a clue what I am saying and would you by any chance know what the hell it is I am doing wrong. I am so getting frustrated with myself! PLEASE HELP ME!!
Willows (the idiot)

davidundalicia · #**206** 11-25-2006, 05:13 PM

Whats the address of your website ?

willows · #**207** 11-25-2006, 05:17 PM

www.willowscandles.com.au

davidundalicia · #**208** 11-25-2006, 05:35 PM

Willows:

change the link to http://www.willowscandles.com.au/ror.xml

You have
http://www.willowscandles.com.au/ror/xml substitute the last slash to a period

davidundalicia · #**209** 11-25-2006, 05:39 PM

Willows:

change the link to http://www.willowscandles.com.au/ror.xml

You have
http://www.willowscandles.com.au/ror/xml ( change the last slash to a period)

willows · #**210** 11-25-2006, 05:48 PM

Thanks David, really appreciate that but my problem now is silly me deleted what I did prior and now cant upload this zip file now to go to the next step in order to do that. Appreciate you telling me this though as I would have done it that way again, thank you, you are too kind.
Leanne

willows · #**211** 11-25-2006, 06:11 PM

Hi, would anybody know why when trying to upload a zipfile to the left column all my word and xcel documents are dropping down when I click on the up key and the zipfile is no where in sight. I had already done this correctly once however was rejected by google with my sitemap so thought I did something wrong so deleted everything I did but when I try to do this again the above is happening..Turns out I put the ror.xml in incorrectly and that was all my problem to begin with, however now I have a different dilema. Any advise will be greatly appreciated. It worked earlier with the zipfile but for some reason every other file has decided to drop in too. I have absolutely no idea what I am doing incorrectly. Seems a common problem with me at the moment.
Willows/Leanne

willows · #**212** 11-25-2006, 06:15 PM

Can I also ask what is the reason for having to do this since I have already saved the ror. I cannot understand how what I have done in ror has any association with the zipfile because nothing was linked to it was it? Can I just resubmit with google by adding the ror in my hyperlink or am I talking real dumb now!!????
Willows/Leanne (AGAIN)!!!

davidundalicia · #**213** 11-25-2006, 11:22 PM

Hi Leanne, forget the zip for now...as you have crrectly surmised, you have
your ror.xml in your root directory, so just go back to google and enter the full link to your ror.xml file.

good luck

willows · #**214** 11-26-2006, 03:46 AM

It truly is not my day. Tried to resubmit and google said ' General HTTP error 404 found. We encountered an error while trying to access your sitemap. Please ensure sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit!
Am I going crazy?
Willows/Leanne

willows · #**215** 11-26-2006, 04:08 AM

I finally got it through to google PENDING but unfortunately it has come back with errors! Does anybody know what is happening here or has this happened to anyone else?
Leanne

willows · #**216** 11-26-2006, 01:32 PM

Just for the voda staff who will soon read this and think I am not checking my information. Just want to let you know I have watched the 'how to upload' hundreds of times. My problem at the moment is when I double click on zipfile to then go to left and press up key all my files are dropping down and no zipfiles in sight. I made a small ror (top right) in my index and hyperlinked my site with the ror.xml but I obviously require to upload first as Google will not accept my sitemap so can only assume because I have not yet uploaded. I was hoping it could do it from my desktop, somehow (guess I am dreaming).
Please tell me what can I do so that zipfiles will be in left column and not every other file that exists in my computer! How can I then check that the ror on my index has worked?
Thanks heaps,
Willows

willows · #**217** 11-27-2006, 09:27 AM

Ok guys I opened a ticket at support as was not getting a response from here so figured perhaps its support re: UP button when uploading (see previous), however they tell me "no you need to ask this question in the forum'. Could someone please help me re why zipfiles not showing in left column (see previous). And what can i do to upload the zipfile since its not working for me as per tutorial. I have downloaded ror, saved it to my desktop and have it sitting in my index as a disreet word - ror top right hand side. Google wont accept it and i can only assume because it is not uploaded. If there is another way please tell me, or would anyone know why the UP button is dropping all of my folders, and zipfiles not appearing at all.
Thank you
Leanne

davidundalicia · #**218** 11-27-2006, 11:29 AM

Leanne:
I think that you need to watch and learn about the bluevoda FTP program.

The UP button will simply take you to another level of the directory depending whether the curser is within the left side screen(your computer files)
or within the right side screen(your website files)

Now:
You have your ror.xml file sitting on your computer.....
You need to upload(using bv FTP or file manager in your Cpanel) the ror.xml file to your website. (see ftp tutorial)
After you have uploaded the ror file
you then need to create a text link (as I descibed earlier) on your home page
to point to the ror file which should now be on your website.

Take it one step at a time and you will soon get it right......

Post here again if you need any more help.

willows · #**219** 11-27-2006, 11:44 AM

No there is actually something wrong with where I do the UP key area. I know how to do it now without looking at tutorial or my notes now because I have tried to do it so many times. The problem I am facing now is that when I double click on my zipfile which is currently in right column (excuse my computer talk, dont know all the right words), and then click on the head of the left prior to pushing the UP key for zipfiles to drop into, I push the UP key and zipfiles does not appear. It is no where in sight! Once it drops in after the UP key I know I can then drag it to the right column. My problem is I think there is a glitch because zipfiles will not appear on the left side in order for me to do this. I have had my husband watch me do this hundreds of times after watching tutorial and he too cannot work out why its not happening as it should. I have even had to resort to asking neighbour if he can come over but he cannot make it till Wednesday night but I wanted it done yesterday so I do not have to worry about another thing and have it over and done with. I actually thought a vodahost would have assisted me by now.

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