WriteMaps is a free web service that lets you create a map for your website. After creating and logging into your account, you are provided with a teal canvas and a single page thumbnail. From this thumbnail you can create page connections for each page, a URL and notes. You can save the map anytime using the File menu in the top left.

The map can be exported as XML code or as JSON code and saved in a text file for later recovery.

You can share the map via a unique URL. You can enable and disable sharing anytime. You also get to choose whether or not let visitors to the map’s URL edit your sitemap.

Features:

• A user friendly sitemap creator.
• Lets you save your maps and revisit them.
• Lets you add a URL and notes for each page thumbnail on the map.
• Lets you get XML and JSON codes for your map.
• Lets you share your map via a unique URL and lets visitors to that URL edit your map.
• Similar tools: SlickPlan and RapidsSiteMap.

Check out WriteMaps @ www.writemaps.com

Creatly has all the simple and advanced tools needed to create useful diagrams. Beginners can use smart objects and shapes with contextual toolbar to help you complete diagrams. Whether you have a technical or design background the object tools are more than enough to let you design and anything. In addition, the app is speedy despite the browser-based interface, thanks to the 1-Click Create-N-Connect Button and keyboard shortcuts to increase your productivity.

Creatly adds another layer to the usual collaboration tools found in this type of apps. In addition to sharing your diagrams so that your team can work on them together, you can also add comments and post-it notes for effective collaboration. Each revision of your diagrams is visible to your team for easy backtracking. You can then embed the final version to your website or publish into your wiki account within Creately.

Creately shines with its flexible and familiar interface. You can basically sit down and create diagrams without having to relearn a new program. Browse through several templates from simple block diagrams, business graphics, and k-12 education to complex SWOT Analysis and web mock-ups. You can also choose pre-set styles and color themes to make your work stand out. Other customization options include transparency, gradient fills and more. Other killer features include smart drawing, export design properties to XML, spell-checking, and linking of multiple diagrams.

There are  free and paid plans available. The Public account lets you create unlimited diagrams and collaborate to up to 3 users while the paid Plus and Pro accounts give you unlimited storage, unlimited collaborators and lets you remove the Creatly watermark.

If you are looking for a simple, easy-to-use diagramming tool that packs a powerful set of features, then you should try Creately. This nifty tool is a worthy addition to businesses that rely on cloud applications.

To see Creately in action watch demo video below:

Features:

• Link multiple diagrams together.
• Checks your work for design or connection mistakes.
• Save design properties in XML format.
• Figures out what you are drawing and provide pointers to complete your work.
• Several color fills and transparency options available.
• Share diagrams to your team online.
• Add post-it notes and comment for effective collaboration.
• View revisions done by you and your team.
• Choose from a large selection of shapes and objects.
• Keyboard shortcuts to increase productivity.
• Simple and flexible interface.
• Free and Paid Options Available.

Check out Creately @ www.creately.com

Once the sitemap or flowchart is finished, it can be saved online, exported as PDF and shared as HTML with others. The service is free and doesn’t put any restrictions on the number of sitemaps users can create.

Features:

• Generate professional looking sitemaps and flowcharts.
• There is no limit on the number of maps you can create.
• Easy to use online editor.
• Save created sitemaps online, exports as PDF, or share via direct link.
• Free, registration required.
• Try a demo account here.
• Similar tools:  LovelyCharts, ProductPlanner and LucidChart.

Check out SlickPlan @ www.slickplan.com

How it works:

1. Fill in the blanks
2. Press “Generate Sitemap”
3. Download generated XML file
4. Rename it to sitemap.xml and upload it to your root directory

If your site is small with few hundred pages, the process takes around 3-7 minutes. For larger sites with thousands of links, it takes more time to generate. The limit on sitemap file is 50,000 URLs and 10MB.

Features:

• Generate xml sitemap online.
• View generated sitemap online or Download.
• Processes around 100 pages in 5 minutes.
• Limit on file size: 50,000 URLs and 10 MB.
• Free

If you’re looking for an alternative XML sitemap generator then also check out a MakeUseOf article on How To Create A XML Sitemap by Wendy.

Check out RapidSitemap @ www.rapidsitemap.com